Un agente de la policía resultó muerto y otro gravemente herido durante un enfrentamiento con un pandillero en la ciudad de Whittier.
Los dos policías respondían a un incidente de tráfico ocurrido este lunes alrededor de las 8 de la mañana, cuando un pandillero que manejaba un auto robado abrió fuego contra los agentes con una pistola semiautomática, dijo el teniente John Corina, del Departamento del Sheriff del condado de Los Angeles.
Los dos oficiales fueron llevado al Centro médico de Irvine, donde uno de los agentes fue declarado muerto. El otro se encuentra en condición estable.
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Los Angeles County firefighters salute as a hearse carrying slain Whittier Police Officer Keith Boyer arrives at Rose Hill Memorial Park in Whittier on Feb. 21, 2017.
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Whittier Police Officer Richard Jensen is comforted by other officers at Rose Hill Memorial Park.
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Toni Rodriguez offers prayers at a makeshift memorial for Officer Keith Boyer in front of the police station.
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People visit a make shift memorial for slain Whittier police officer, Keith Boyer, in front of police station to pay their respects.
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Abisai Espinales, with her dog, Mila, stops to pray at the make shift memorial for slain Whittier police officer Keith Boyer in front of police station.
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Vietnam veteran Frank Ventura salutes to pay his respects at the makeshift memorial for slain Whittier police officer Keith Boyer.
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Whittier Police Chief Jeff Piper, right, and other law enforcement personnel escort the body of a slain Whittier police officer from UC Irvine Medical Center. (Michael Owen Baker / For The Times)
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The body of a slain Whittier police officer is escorted from UC Irvine Medical Center to a van to be driven to the coroners.
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Brianna Michaud, left, and her mother Cherylynn Michaud pray at a vigil for slain Whittier police officer Keith Boyer.
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Whittier Chief of Police Jeff Piper tears up and is comforted by Whittier Mayor Joe Vinatieri while speaking at a vigil.
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Kim Williams, center, bows her head during a prayer at a vigil for slain Whittier police officer Keith Boyer.
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Joanne Carrel holds a black and white American flag by a picture of slain Whittier police officer Keith Boyer during a vigil at the Whittier police station.
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Marta Hernandez, who has a son who works at the Whittier Police Department, hugs Corporeal Jessi Pollnow after the press conference.
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Whittier Police Department officers standby during a press conference about the death of Officer Keith Boyer.
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Whittier Police Department Chief Jeff A. Piper pauses while speaking at a press conference about the death of Officer Keith Boyer.
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The Honor Guard stands at the memorial for fallen officers at the Whittier Police Department before a press conference.
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Flowers are left for Officer Keith Boyer at the Whittier Police Department. Boyer was killed and a second injured in a shootout with a gang member.
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Fire personnel salute as the body of a slain Whittier police officer is driven from UC Irvine Medical Center to the coroners.
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Fire personnel salute as the body of a slain Whittier police officer is driven from UC Irvine Medical Center to the coroners.
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Investigators comb the scene on Mar Vista Street in Whittier after one police officer was killed and another injured while responding to a traffic collision.
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Whittier Police investigate the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the area of Mar Vista Street and Colima Road.
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El sospechoso que se encuentra herido es miembro de una pandilla local conocida y fue llevado al USC Medical Center. Se desconoce su estado de salud.
Se reportó que el sospechoso estuvo involucrado en un incidente de tráfico con otro vehículo cerca de Colima Road y Mar Vista.
Cuando llegaron los agentes de la policía, encontraron a una persona lesionada dentro del vehículo que les indicó que inspeccionaran el otro auto, y cuando se acercaron, se encontraron a un hombre lleno de tatuajes.
Un agente de la policía de Whittier arresta a uno de los sospechosos del tiroteo ocurrido el lunes por la mañana en la ciudad de Whittier.
(Brian Feinzimer/Los Angeles Times)
“Entonces el hombre empezó a disparar, por lo que los agentes respondieron con sus armas”, dijo Corina. “Todavía estamos investigando por qué empezó a disparar”.
Los paramédicos aplicaron técnicas de CPR al agente lesionado, mientras lo transportaban en una ambulancia, dijo Brian Feinzimer, un periodista que se encontraba en el lugar de los hechos.
En una de las esquina de Mar Vista y Colima, podía observarse el auto de la policía con los vidrios quebrados por las balas y al sospechoso que se encontraba esposado.
Tony Barboza covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. He has reported for The Times since 2006, focusing on air quality, climate change and the environment and the impacts of climate-related hazards in the hardest-hit communities. He was an editorial writer on the Times editorial board from 2021 to 2024. His reporting on extreme heat, air pollution, housing and environmental health won a Batten Medal for Coverage of Climate Change, among other honors, and resulted in changes in policy and law. He is a graduate of Pomona College.
