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		</div><p>The shooting of two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in an apparent ambush prompted a manhunt for the gunman, reaction from President Donald Trump and protests outside the hospital where the wounded deputies were being treated.</p>
<p>The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy both underwent surgery, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said in a late-night news conference.</p>
<p>Both graduated from the academy 14 months ago, he said.</p>
<p>The deputies were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said.</p>
<p>Mr Villanueva, whose department has come under fire during recent protests over racial unrest, expressed frustration over anti-police sentiment as he urged people to pray for the officers.</p>
<p>“It pisses me off. It dismays me at the same time,” he said.</p>
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<p>The department shared video of the shooting in a Twitter post showing a person open fire through the passenger-side window of the patrol car.</p>
<p>“The gunman walked up on the deputies and opened fire without warning or provocation,” the department stated.</p>
<p>The video sparked thousands of reactions, including from Mr Trump, who responded: “Animals that must be hit hard!”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Moments ago, 2 of our Sheriff Deputies were shot in Compton and were transported to a local hospital. They are both still fighting for their lives, so please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. We will update this thread with information as it becomes available.</p>
<p>&mdash; LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/LASDHQ/status/1304975945376305153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2020</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Protesters gathered outside the emergency room at the hospital where the injured deputies were being treated.</p>
<p>“To the protesters blocking the entrance &; exit of the hospital emergency room yelling ‘We hope they die’ referring to 2 LA Sheriff’s ambushed today in #Compton: Do not block emergency entries and exits to the hospital,” the sheriff’s department tweeted.</p>
<p>“People’s lives are at stake when ambulances can’t get through.”</p>
<p>A radio reporter who was near the protest scene was taken into custody, KABC-TV reported.</p>
<p>It was not immediately clear why she was detained.</p>
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<p>Captain Kent Wegener said officers were blanketing the area in search of a suspect seen on the video opening fire with a pistol.</p>
<p>“We have a very, very generic description,” he said.</p>
<p>The incident happened around 7pm, a short distance from the Compton sheriff’s station.</p>
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