$100,000 Reward Offered in Ambush of 2 Los Angeles Deputies

Video appears to show witness laughing about attack

A gunman walks up to sheriff's deputies and opens fire without warning or provocation in Compton, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2020. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via AP

An eyewitness to the ambush attack on two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies mocked the wounded officials and laughed that they were “aired out,” according to a video that was posted after the incident. It comes as sheriff’s officials offered $100,000 for a reward in the case.

“Them [expletive] just got aired out. They just bust on them [expletive], cuz. That’s crazy,” the man, wearing a yellow hoodie, is seen saying in a video that was posted on Twitter. “Somebody bust on the police,“ he said, adding: ”Two sheriffs shot in the face. They trippin’. It’s going up in Compton.”