Summary

TWO COMPTON POLICE OFFICERS ARE KILLED WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THEY WERE FIRED UPON BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE. TODAY, COMPTON OFFICERS WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASKING IF ANYTHING SAW OR KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS. THESE CASUALTIES ARE THE FIRST ON THE COMPTON POLICE FORCE IN 29 YEARS.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 278280
Story Slug SHOOTING OF TWO COPS INVESTIGATED (2/24/1993)
Location COMPTON, CALIFORNIA
Format VOSOT/PKG
Date 2/24/1993
Archive Time 42:06
TRT 1:49
Supers COMPTON, CALIFORNIA
Video Description POLICE OFFICER KNOCKING ON DOOR ASKING FOR HELP IN CASE, CHOPPER IN AIR SEARCHING FOR CAR, OFFICER ON STRETCHER BEING RUSHED TO AMBULANCE, SOT FROM PRESS CONFERENCE, POLICEMAN CRYING, RAINY NIGHT VIDEO, COMPTON POLICE CAR ON STREET AT NIGHT IN RAIN, STILL OF DEAD OFFICER FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SOT FROM FRIEND OF OFFICER, PEOPLE AT SIGHT OF MURDERS, COPS KNOCKING ON DOORS,
Description TWO COMPTON POLICE OFFICERS ARE KILLED WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THEY WERE FIRED UPON BY A GROUP OF PEOPLE. TODAY, COMPTON OFFICERS WERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASKING IF ANYTHING SAW OR KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT THE SHOOTINGS. THESE CASUALTIES ARE THE FIRST ON THE COMPTON POLICE FORCE IN 29 YEARS.
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Keywords

KEVIN MICHAEL BURRELL
JAMES WAYNE MACDONALD
GANG MEMBER REGIS DEON THOMAS
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