Prosecutors: California man targeted police in deadly ambush
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A gang member targeted and then ambushed Palm Springs police officers last weekend, killing two and wounding a third, a prosecutor said Wednesday in announcing first-degree murder charges and a litany of other counts against the man.
John Hernandez Felix, 26, was prepared to attack the officers when they responded to a 911 call from his family's home Saturday, Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin said. He wore body armor and used armor-piercing ammunition when he opened fire with an AR-15 rifle on officers who came to the door, prosecutors said.
"This individual wanted to kill police officers," Hestrin said. "That's the motive. He wanted to gun down police officers because they wore the uniform."
He termed the attack an ambush and said the officers "walked into a trap." The killings are the latest in a string of fatal attacks on officers that includes ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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