Category: shot in line of duty

SoCal Community Mourns El Monte Officers Killed in Motel Shooting

EL MONTE, Calif.—Local officials and community members are mourning two El Monte officers killed in the line of duty at a June 14 motel shooting with flowers, candles, prayers, and messages of support. “We’re devastated. All we can do right now is offer support to the victims’ families,” Mayor of El Monte Jessica Ancona told…


Slain El Monte Police Officers Identified; Investigation Continuing

EL MONTE, Calif.—Two police officers who were fatally shot when responding to a stabbing report at an El Monte motel were identified Wednesday, while a memorial of flowers and tributes continued to grow outside El Monte Police Department (EMPD) headquarters and investigators worked to piece together the circumstances of the shooting. The shooting, which also…


Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Street Robbery Laid to Rest by Family and City Leaders

LOS ANGELES—A funeral service was held on Feb. 2 at Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Fernando Arroyos, who was shot and killed in a street robbery while off duty last month. The funeral was held outside by the Hall of Liberty Mosaic Deck and joined by families, friends, and hundreds…


Off-Duty LAPD Officer Killed in Street Robbery Laid to Rest by Family, City Leaders

LOS ANGELES—A funeral service was held on Feb. 2 at Forest Lawn–Hollywood Hills for Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Officer Fernando Arroyos, who was shot and killed in a street robbery while off duty last month. The funeral was held outside by the Hall of Liberty Mosaic Deck and joined by families, friends, and hundreds…