L.A. County sheriff's department searching for suspect who shot deputy in the back


by Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times— Authorities continued searching Monday night for a suspect who shot a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy in the back at a stoplight near the 10 Freeway in West Covina. Deputy Samuel Aispuro, 43, was shot once in the back at about 2:45 p.m. while stopped at a red light on a department-issued motorcycle at Barranca Street and East Garvey Avenue, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a news conference. Aispuro, who was in uniform and wearing a bulletproof vest, was transported to a local...

ABC7 Los Angeles—Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy shot in back in West Covina area, rushed to hospital. A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy was hospitalized after being shot in the back while sitting on his motorcycle in West Covina Monday.

MyNewsLA.com—LA County Sheriff’s Deputy Shot in West Covina, Saved by Bulletproof Vest. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motor officer was shot in the back Monday in West Covina, with a bulletproof vest likely saving his life. The shooting occurred around 2:45 p.m. Monday near the San Bernardino (10) Freeway at North Barranca Street around East Garvey Avenue while the deputy was stopped at a red light. […]

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