WATCH LIVE: Officials provide details after 2 police officers were fatally shot while responding to a stabbing call in El Monte.
The officers were responding to a possible stabbing at the Siesta Inn and"took gunfire upon arrival," officials said."They were acting as a first line of defense for our community members when they were essentially ambushed while trying to keep a family safe," said El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona during a Tuesday night press conference.
Investigators believe the shooting began inside the motel room, and additional shots were fired outside in the parking lot.A gun believed to have been used by the suspect was recovered at the scene, officials said at Tuesday's press conference.
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