The suspects left the crime scene in a silver Chrysler PT Cruiser. Homicide investigators believe there are witnesses in the area who saw the suspects or know the suspects' identities. 'Right before he was shot, he was sitting in the back seat of the car and facetiming his daughter.' 'He was a loyal son and devoted father to a 9-year-old daughter and a 4-year-old son,' Johnson-Harrell said. Johnson is survived by his mother, father and his two children. 'Donte was fatally struck by gunfire at the time.' 'Donte and his friends were encountered by an armed suspect who produced a handgun and began firing in their direction,' said LASD Lieutenant Michael Gomez. Johnson was killed at a shopping plaza on the corner of Long Beach Boulevard and Elm Street. 'I am begging for the community's help right now.'Īccording to investigators, Johnson, a Philadelphia resident, was in Compton visiting friends and family when the shooting occurred. I'll see you later.' And the next time my son came home it was in a box,' Johnson-Harrell said. 'On March 4, 2021, kissed me on the left cheek five times, looked me in my eyes and said, 'Mom, I love you. The last time she saw him was the day before the shooting. Johnson-Harrell continues to look for answers about the death of her 30-year-old son Donte Lee Johnson. The sheriff's department announced a reward for information leading to the arrests of the suspects. The incident happened last year in Compton.

(KABC) - On Wednesday, grieving mother Movita Johnson-Harrell from Philadelphia joined a news conference with law enforcement in Los Angeles County and pleaded for help to solve the shooting death of her son. He described county deputies as guardians of one of the city’s public transit lines.īoth deputies were sworn in 14 months ago, the sheriff said.On Wednesday, homicide investigators announced a $20,000 reward in the unsolved shooting death of a Philadelphia man in Compton.ĬOMPTON, Calif. “There is no place in our society for the violence that we saw,” Garcetti said. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has said it was an “absolute miracle” that the deputies survived. Our job does not get any easier because people do not like law enforcement,” Villanueva said. “This is just a somber reminder that this is a dangerous job, and actions and words have consequences. The sheriff’s department tweeted surveillance video of the gunman opening fire and running away. The gunman walked toward the passenger side of the deputies’ vehicle, raised a pistol and shot them, Capt.

Saturday at MLK Transit Center in Compton, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. The shooting happened shortly before 7 p.m. Detectives “are confident they are on the right track, they’re making progress,” Villanueva said on Wednesday.Īuthorities are offering a reward of up to $300,000 made up of contributions from public funds and several private donors, the sheriff said. One of the deputies called for help and applied a tourniquet to her partner while bleeding from a gunshot wound to her face, the sheriff and Los Angeles Undersheriff Tim Murakami said earlier this week.įootage that appears to be from surveillance cameras shows the incident but detectives have not yet identified a suspect. The deputies were sitting in their vehicle in Compton, California, last week when a gunman walked to their car and shot them multiple times, the sheriff’s department said.

They are going to face additional surgeries to repair all the damage inflicted, but thankfully they escaped, you know, a life altering injury,” Villanueva said, adding that doctors and surgeons have been offering their services to help. “Their prognosis is good, however they have a long road to recovery ahead of them. Los Angeles deputy saved partner's life after Compton shooting while bleeding from a wound to her face

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