Frightening Video Shows The Moment A Man Takes LAPD Officer's Gun, Pistol Whips Him, Tries To Shoot Another

A 29-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder of two police officers after he was accused of pistol-whipping an officer inside a Los Angeles police station in San Pedro, and firing shots at a second officer.

Jose Cerpa Guzman was charged with two counts each of attempted murder on a peace officer and assault with a semiautomatic firearm; and one felony count each of second-degree robbery, evading and resisting an officer, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

He was scheduled to be in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Long Beach Branch, on Tuesday.

Prosecutors recommended bail be set $2.2 million.

Guzman faces a possible maximum life sentence in prison if convicted as charged.


Security video captures the Saturday night struggle inside a Los Angeles police station in San Pedro.

In the video obtained by NBCLA, the man police identified as Guzman is tussling with the officer, and the officer can be seen hitting the ground.

The footage appears to show Guzman, who is wearing white, repeatedly strike the officer. Police say Guzman was hitting him with the officer’s own gun.

The LA County DA said when Guzman went outside, he allegedly opened fire on a second officer.

He then fled the scene.