Circa 1988 I pulled out of the station parking lot, starting my pm shift in the city of Lynwood. The radio barked, Deputy T was on the patch, he was following a 10-29V (stolen car) north on Atlantic avenue crossing Imperial Hwy. Before I could get my lights and siren on the radio barked again. 998 (deputy-involved shooting) Deputy T yelled into the radio. The stolen car had slowed to a crawl along the south sidewalk. The right passenger jumped from the car and ran back toward the Sheriff’s car shooting. He fired numerous rounds into the front windshield of the police car, attempting to execute Deputy T. Deputy T quickly leaned over, taking cover behind the dashboard, avoiding being struck by the incoming rounds. You can see in the photo that a round skipped across the hood. You could die working Lynwood, but not of boredom.
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