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Earlier today, three police officers were gunned down by a trio of suspects in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
One suspect was killed by the authorities and the two others are still at large.
And on the same day, a police officer was ambushed in his squad car in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
In a news conference, Assistant Police Chief William Jessup explained what happened:
Officers responded to that location shortly before 2:00 AM for a call of a domestic violence incident.
As officers were about to leave the scene, discovering that the suspect was not on the scene, an officer seated in his squad car was attacked viciously by a suspect who fired multiple rounds into the squad car striking the officer multiple times.
Fortunately, he survived the attack. The officer, whose name hasn’t been released to the public, is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds at the hospital.
As for the suspect, he was found dead nearby. The reported cause of death: Suicide.
In light of the ambush attack on the officer, the Milwaukee Police Association revealed some details about him via Facebook:
Their message reads, in part:
Officer injured/ambushed
We [MPD/MPA] are truly blessed today. The officer that was seriously injured late night/early this morning, is a good cop that has pledged himself to service of community; in-fact, was engaged in sworn duty at the time he was brutally attacked.
This officer, like many others, risk their life each and every day so that we may have a safer city… and certainly so we may sleep through the night uninterrupted.
Tonight that wasn’t the case. This COP is also a husband, father and a child of loving parents; they did not sleep through the night, rather they were awoken to the unknown. I saw the pain and concern in the parents faces, as well as that of the officer’s bride. I also felt the absolute terror that obviously was haunting Mrs. COP.
This incident will soon be forgotten by the community, however for the family of the officer, and he himself, this night will replay… replay. I truly believe, collectively from our officers – they give more than they will ever receive.
The officer’s injuries are not life-threatening but they are serious. He has served as a policeman for thirteen years.