but fortunately, they're doing okay. >> reporter: now deonte lee murray is currently in jail behind mean $6 million. now prosecutors have requested that no photos of murray be released saying it could jeopardize the investigation. if he is convicted of the charges against him, he faces life in prison. gayle? >> carter, authorities not messing around with a bail that high. $6 million. i'm glad they have a suspect in custody. but really happy that the two deputies are home with their families. i know you said they have a long recovery ahead. does anyone know if they'll eventually be able to go back to their jobs, or is it much too early to even think about that at this point? >> reporter: we asked the sheriff that yesterday, and he says, yes, when they recover, he expects them back on the job. >> that's very good news. thank you very much, carter evans. >>> ahead, the coronavirus is still spreading throughout the meat and poultry plants, infecting employees. we will talk with a public health director who told us she felt pressure from the federal government to keep a plant open. this is

this is listed as age 36, deonte lee murray, he's your suspect. he had an untraceable ghost gun.elp our audience explain what that is. >> a ghost gun. it's ordered as a kit. 80%. the lower receiver of the weapon and all the person has to do is drill a couple holes and they can assemble an entire gun. it's not registered, it's untraceable. this is what allows a prohibited person, a convicted felon like a deonte lee murray to get a firearm. we need new federal law to close the loophole that allowed for him to purchase it. >> bill: did he give a motive? have you figured that out? >> we are going to leave that up to the d.a.'s office in trial to establish that. >> bill: here's the crime scene. for los angeles year-over-year. the number of felonies went from 110 to a whopping 282. up 156% in a year. i heard you say the other day there's a need for many changes in our society including policing. the numbers are troubling. on its face, it's an issue, sheriff. >> it's a very big issue. i have a board of supervisors. 105 million on top of another 400 million. we are shrinking while the pr

da filed attempted murder charges against 36-year-old deonte lee murray. the deputies were shot while they were sitting in their patrol car and authorities say the attack was premeditated. the suspect was arrested two weeks ago in connection with an earlier carjacking of a mercedes-benz. police say it was the same car the shooting suspect used. detectives also say ballistics have linked a ghost gun that the suspect fire during a chase , to the gun used in the ambush. >> when the gun was thrown from the car, we knew it was a 40 caliber. so that was one step. but then to subsequently get the ballistics report days later that said the gun was used in the assault on those deputies coupled with days later after that forensic testing which linked him to that gun. that was pretty significant. >> lee two deputies, a 31-year- old woman and a 25-year-old man have both been released from the hospital and are recovering. authorities say they will need more surgery. the suspect has a criminal record and is being held on more than $6 million bail. >>> governor newsom ve

. >> reporter: authorities arresting and charging 34-year- old deonte lee murray in connection with a september 12th ambush of the pair of los angeles county sheriff's deputies. surveillance videos shows a person walking toward the patrol car outside a transit station in compton and firing a handgun through the passenger window. >> the suspect was located hiding in bushes. >> reporter: murray was arrested two weeks ago for separate incident involving the carjacking of a black mercedes. which is the same type of car investigators determine he used to flee the scene of the shooting. murray was arraigned on wednesday and pleaded not guilty in both cases. in the ambush shooting murray has been charged with two felony counts of attempted murder and is facing life in state prison if convicted. investigators are calling the shooting premeditated. as far as a motive, authorities only say- >> other than the fact he obviously hates policeman and wants them dead, not specifically. >> reporter: both deputies suffered head injuries in the attack and are out of the hospital, but more reconstructive

. >> reporter: now the sheriffs department says it nabbed the suspect, 36-year-old deonte lee murraynecting the dots to a crime on september 1st. >> murray was arrested two weeks ago and charged in connection with the carjacking of a man driving a mercedes-benz in compton, and he was charged with also shooting the driver of that mercedes. >> reporter: that car would turn out to be key. on september 12th the deputies were ambushed. the female deputy going to great lengths to save her partner's life. during their investigation officials identified the vehicle and surveillance video from around the scene. >> the case of the carjacking was identified. at suspect was subsequently identified and an arrest warrant was obtained for him. >> reporter: then, it on september 15th lefd deputies found the suspect and attempted to stop him. >> reporter: the suspect fled in a 2006 toyota solara which major crimes detectives pursued. during that pursuit, the suspect threw a pistol from his car. that pistol was recovered and held as evidence. >> reporter: after a more than ten-hour manhunt, officials

. >> reporter: now the sheriff's department says it nabbed the suspect, 36-year-old deonte lee murraycting the dots to a crime on september 1st. >> murray was arrested two weeks ago and charged in connection with a carjacking of a man driving a mercedes-benz in compton and charged with also shooting the driver of that mercedes. >> reporter: that car would turn out to be key. on september 12th, the deputies were ambushed. the female deputy going to great lengths to save her partner's life. during their investigation, officials identified the vehicle in surveillance video from around the scene. >> the case of the carjacking was investigated. a suspect was subsequently identified and an arrest warrant was obtained for him. >> reporter: then, on september 15th, lasd deputies found the suspect and attempted to stop him. >> the suspect fled in a 2006 toyota solara which major crimes detectives pursued. he threw a pi stall from that car. that pistol was recovered and held as evidence. >> reporter: after a more than ten-hour man hunt, officials say the suspect was finally arrested. the black