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By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – A shooting in the southern California city of El Monte left two police officers and a suspect dead, authorities said late on Tuesday, adding that the officers were shot in the line of duty while responding to a report of a possible stabbing. “The El Monte Police Department responded to a possible stabbing at the Siesta Inn and officers immediately took gunfire upon arrival,” police said in a statement. “The city of El Monte is saddened and shocked by tonight’s tragic shooting that killed two of our own police officers.” Gun violence in the United States has been u…