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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file pool photo, John Hernandez Felix confers with his attorney Michael Rowlands in the Indio Larson Justice Center in Indio, Calf. On Monday, May 20, 2019, Felix was convicted of killing two Southern California police officers in an ambush-style attack more than two years ago. KESQ-TV reports a jury on Monday found Felix guilty of multiple charges including murder and attempted murder. Felix had pleaded not guilty. (Kurt Miller/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Man convicted in ambush killings of California officers

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FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2016, file photo, images of slain Palm Springs, Calif., police officers Jose &quot;Gil&quot; Vega and Lesley Zerebny are displayed on a screen at the Palm Springs Convention Center during funeral services in Palm Springs, Calif. Opening statements are underway Wednesday, April 17, 2019, in the trial of John Hernandez Felix, accused of shooting and killing the two Southern California police officers in an ambush-style attack more than two years ago. (Mindy Schauer/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Jurors cry as prosecutor describes fatal attack on officers

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Emergency personnel wearing bullet-proof vests attend to a person on a stretcher on the corner of Cypress Road and Del Lago Road in Palm Springs, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. Palm Springs police say three officers had been shot but did not give their conditions. (Omar Ornelas/The Desert Sun via AP)

The Latest: Family recalls example set by slain officer

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