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lawhawk8/13/2019 8:58:16 am PDT

CHP officer killed, other officers injured, when a suspect pulled over opened fire.

A California Highway Patrol officer was killed and two others were injured after a man driving a truck that was to be impounded opened fire during a traffic stop Monday, starting a gunbattle in which he was also killed, authorities said.

The officer who pulled over the truck was shot but was able to call for assistance, Highway Patrol Assistant Chief Scott Parker said. He was later taken by air ambulance but died from his injuries, Parker said.

Two other highway patrol officers were wounded in the gunbattle, he said.

“It was a long and horrific gunbattle,” Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz said at a news conference Monday night.

The shooter’s family said the man was depressed and dealing with medical issues. Red flag? You bet.

Again, cops bear the brunt of easy availability of guns - even in strong gun law states, because they’re dealing with people who may try suicide by cop, have intent to cause mass shootings, domestic violence, and routine traffic stops that can turn into killing fields.

Strong gun control nationally would help improve safety and put teeth into the empty words that “blue lives matter”. Funny how we don’t hear about blue lives mattering unless someone mentions black lives. Weird that. It was always a dodge and deflection from racism and racial discrimination, when the reality is easy availability of guns puts cops in mortal peril.

The easy availability of guns is killing cops. It’s killing thousands across the national every year.