There were 115 ambush-style attacks on law enforcement officers in 2023, which resulted in 138 officers shot, and 20 of the ambushed officers were killed, FOP reports.
The sergeant, who has more than 20 years of experience and was in plain clothes, was on his way to work in an unmarked police car around 4 a.m. when a man on the street, armed with a gun, approached him.
LA County District Attorney George Gascón repeated his opposition to the death penalty during a news conference last week alongside sheriff s officials and the Clinkunbroomer family.
Officer Colin Billotto dragged Haley for nearly an entire block, partly while on his knees, to a safer location while relaying the emergency situation to other officers.
During his arraignment on Wednesday, Kevin Salazar s attorney entered a plea of not guilty and a dual plea of not guilty by reason of insanity on his behalf.