Emergency responders, elected officials react to shooting death of officer
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Law enforcement agencies, emergency responders and elected officials across the state are voicing their support for the San Luis Obispo Police Department following the shooting death of one of its officers.
The officer was killed and another was injured Monday evening after a shooting at an apartment in San Luis Obispo. The officers were serving a search warrant when they were fired on by a man believed to be Edward Zamora Giron. Girdon was found dead following the incident.
The San Luis Obispo Police Department hosted a press conference Tuesday to shed more light on the shooting. The department identified Detective Luca Benedetti as the officer killed Monday. Another detective, Steve Orozco was treated and released at the hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery.
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The officers were killed by a sex assault suspect. (Shutterstock)
SANTA CRUZ, CA Friday marked the eighth anniversary of the date that Santa Cruz Police Sgt. Loran Butch Baker and Detective Elizabeth Butler laid their lives down for their community.
A public memorial was slated to take place in the Santa Cruz Police Department Baker-Butler Memorial Garden, in front of the police station, at 3:23 p.m. the minute they lost their lives.
Baker and Butler were fatally shot by a sex assault suspect they had gone to interview. The garden was dedicated on the first anniversary of the shooting.
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TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 11:48 AM PST Feb 16, 2021 Watsonville police detectives are investigating three separate shootings that happened over the course of two days. The shootings left two people injured, including one person who suffered life-threatening injuries. According to police, the first shooting took place on the levee near Walker Street shortly after midnight. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was found near a campsite with at least two gunshot wounds. The second shooting took place hours later in the 300 block of Madison Street. No injuries were reported, but bullet holes were found in a home and nearby vehicles. The third shooting happened Monday at 2:07 a.m. on Tharp Avenue. Police say a 30-year-old man was inside a car when he was shot multiple times. Based on evidence collected, Detectives do not believe any of these shooting
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