Community members pay respects for fallen SLOPD officer with vigil and memorial KSBY and last updated 2021-05-15 20:01:22-04 Community members are stopping by the San Luis Obispo Police Department to pay their respects for Detective Luca Benedetti. Det. Benedetti died Monday when a commercial buglrary suspect shot at officers who were serving a search warrant at an apartment on Camellia Court. Flowers, balloons, flags and other mementos surround the police station on Walnut St. "When I saw on the news that he had passed away, my heart hurt. It ached. I was with a couple of friends and we decided he deserves for us to pay our respects," San Luis Obispo County resident Chloe Medlock said.