Thursday 16 June 2022 09:43 AM LA DA George Gascon is condemned as it's revealed on-duty cops were murdered by ... trends now

Los Angeles' district attorney George Gascon has been slammed as 'radical' and 'soft on crime' after it was revealed that the man who killed two police officers on Tuesday was out on probation for a gun charge at the time due to his policies.

Gunman Justin William Flores, 35, shot dead Corporal Michael Paredes, 42, and Officer Joseph Santana, 31, in a motel shootout while the police officers were investigating a reported stabbing in suburban Los Angeles.

Flores, who was shot and killed at the scene, was on probation for a gun charge at the time of the shooting, which occurred a day after his probation officer requested that he return to court later in the month, court records show.

The case has sparked outrage, with many criticizing DA Gascon for being soft on criminals with his woke policies - and those policies meant Flores was not in jail at the time of the shooting. 

Flores had a previous strike conviction in 2011 for burglary and last year he pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, a felony charge that could have sent him back to prison for a minimum of three years.

But instead, in accordance with Gascon's policies, he received the bare minimum sentence of two years probation under a plea deal - and was able to be out on probation at the time he shot dead the two police officers.

Republican Senator Ted Cruz slammed Gascon, tweeting: 'Officers Paredes and Santana gave their lives in the service of their fellow citizens. It is outrageous the murderer was not in jail due to the reckless actions of George Gascon, a radical, soft-on-crime, Soros-backed DA.'

Lawyer Kurt Schlichter tweeted: 'Gascon flat out murdered those guys.'  

In response to Gascon tweeting his 'heartfelt condolences' to the families of the murdered officers, a Twitter user wrote: 'Your condolences won't bring back the lives you're responsible for losing, nor will your condolences cover the payout these families will surely get from LA County. We, the tax payers, will be paying for that.'

One user tweeted: 'If I were you I would save this tweet as a template so you could just edit the police department name if you're going to keep dumping into our society these dangerous criminals. Sending condolences is part of the failure of your administration.' 

Another tweeted: 'The killer was on probation after a plea deal with you for felon with a firearm. He went on to do this.' 

It comes as Gascon faces a second recall effort in less than a year to remove him from office over his controversial policies.

Meanwhile, Flores' wife said her husband had previously attacked her and she warned Paredes and Santana that he had a gun inside a motel when they responded to a report of a stabbing. 

Diana Flores said he had attacked her two days ago and she had moved into the motel to escape him but he tracked her down. 

'I am so deeply sorry, my deepest condolences for saving me, I'm so, so, so sorry,' Diana tearfully told KCBS-TV. 'They didn't deserve that, or their families. They really didn't. They were trying to help me and I told them before they went in the room, `Don't go in. He has a gun.''

The officers - Paredes and Santana, who were identified Wednesday - were both slain while investigating a possible stabbing at a motel in El Monte.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that flags at the state Capitol will be flown at half-staff in their honor.

Paredes and Santana - one on the force for more than two decades and the other for just months - were both were raised in and

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