CHICAGO: A man walks up to a squad car and opens fire on two sheriffs deputies sitting inside. Two police officers are shot after responding to sounds of gunfire during a protest.
The shootings one in Los Angeles and the other 2000 miles (3,200 kilometers) away in Louisville, Kentucky, less than two weeks later are stark reminders of the dangers law enforcement officers face at a time when anger toward them in the wake of police killings of Black Americans, such as George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, has boiled over.
I think its more than a suggestion that people are seeking to do harm to cops, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown told reporters at a recent briefing.
The suspect who shot the deputies in Los Angeles has not been caught, so its not known why he opened fire. And authorities have not said why the…