A known gang member with a long violent criminal history, accused of shooting a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy, could have been prevented from committing the crime if not for what his election opponent describes as soft-on-crime policies by the region's top prosecutor.
Raymundo Duran, 47, allegedly shot Deputy Samuel Aispuro in the back while he was sitting on his marked sheriff's department motorcycle at a stoplight in West Covina, California. Duran has a history of violent crimes, including two felony assaults committed while serving an 11-year sentence for manslaughter.
