Critics of Gascón and the parents of one of the slain officers have lashed out at the district attorney in the days following the fatal shootout that occurred last Tuesday afternoon.
Read More →"Gascón's just letting all these criminals out and they just keep doing one crime after the other. And that guy should've been in jail, if he wouldn't have been out, my son and the other officer would still be here," Olga Garcia said.
Read More →"I'm so deeply sorry. My condolences for saving me," an emotional Diana Flores said. "I'm so sorry. They didn't deserve that. They were trying to help me."
Read More →Justin Williams Flores is accused of killing El Monte police officers Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana Monday. Flores was killed when police returned fire.
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The gunman was also shot and killed at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who is helping El Monte PD with investigations.
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“I keep telling people that emergency medicine, which is what I used to do, is very similar to law enforcement in that it’s really problem focused. You're sent to a problem to take care of the problem and move on to the next."
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Investigators said the suspect, who was driving a white Ford Fusion, and the officer got into an altercation during an 8 p.m. traffic stop before the suspect opened fire and drove away from the scene.
Read More →El Cajon (CA) Police Department canine “Jester” is recovering from being stabbed while apprehending a suspect last week. While Jester was being treated, his handler noticed a dog recovering from a rattlesnake bite and decided he wanted to do something to help.
Read More →Tianze Zhang, 30, arrived at San Francisco International Airport on an early morning flight. He was escorted by San Francisco police officers and the FBI on his way to county jail where he was booked on suspicion of first-degree residential burglary, kidnapping for ransom, and criminal threats, KTVU reports.
Read More →According to LAPD, the 32-year-old was acting as a bike instructor at the academy, working through a training scenario that involved grappling with another officer.
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