California suspect who killed two El Monte police officers was on probation for gun charge, sources say
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The suspected gunman who killed two California police officers during a shootout was on probation for a gun charge and received a lighter than usual sentence.
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He had a previous strike conviction ad received two years probation for a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The sentence is in accordance with the policies of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, who was recently taken to task by a state appeals court over his refusal to prosecute three-strike cases.
That allowed Flores to plead no contest and receive a light sentence despite having a strike on his criminal record.
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