the studio. thank you for jumping into the chair like the true professional that you are. we have a lot of serious news to get to. start with this. we know the gang member accused of murdering two california cops this week should have been behind bars. that deceased suspect was a freeman thankeds to george gascon s soft on crime policy. he had a previous strike conviction and was only sentenced to probation for felon in possession of firearm charge. ashley: if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021, he may have been sentenced for up to three years in prison. george gascon s office is standing by the light sentencing, his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent for this type of offense. given his criminal history at the time the court sentenced
ashley to give us the details. reporter: according to the mayor, the two officers, were ambushed when they responded to a reported stabbing at a moment. the suspect was a gang member on probation for a gun charge after getting a lenient sentence after a plea deal. flores had a previous of a firearm charge. a source in the d.a. s office told fox news if flores would have been prosecuted in february of 2021 under normal procedure, he may have been sentenced to up to three years in prison. however, controversial sought on crime d.a. george gascon is standing by the light sentencing. his office saying the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions with this type of offense, giving his criminal history and the nature of the offense. at the time, the court sentenced him. mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence.
to go years probation. and l.a. deputy d.a. says the officers deaths were preventable, that he has a blanket policy of going light and not considering previous strikes. i m a father, i read that both of the officers are fathers and they are just doing their job. if gascon did his job i believe the two officers would be alive. his office responded the sentence he received in the firearm case was consistent with case resolutions for this type of offense given his criminal history and the nature of the offense. at the time the court sentenced him, mr. flores did not have a documented history of violence and this comes a day after a california highway patrol officer was shot during a traffic stop and on the same day a phoenix police officer was ambushed while sitting in an unmarked car. both of those officers survived. shannon: matt finn, we appreciate the update. the new video shows the moment two suspects on a moped rode up