Police said one officer was a 22-year veteran and the other was with the department less than a year.
By Faris Tanyos, Brian DakssTwo police officers — one a 22-year-veteran and the other a rookie — were shot and killed in the Los Angeles County city of El Monte late Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. The suspect is also dead. The mayor said the officers were"essentially ambushed."
City officials said the two officers were responding to a domestic violence report between a boyfriend and girlfriend. "As our officers do on a daily basis, they were acting as the first line of defense for our community members when they were essentially ambushed while trying to keep a family safe," said El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona."They paid the ultimate sacrifice serving their community trying to help somebody," Lowry remarked."They do what hundreds of thousands of men and women do every day across the United States. They took an oath to protect people and to serve them.