Once they got the victim out of the room, Officer Joseph Santana went in, followed by his training officer, Cpl. A wreath is displayed at a memorial outside El Monte City Hall Wednesday, June 15, 2022, after two police officers were shot and killed Tuesday, at a motel in El Monte, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. “They’re El Monte homegrown,” Mayor Jessica Ancona said this week. A news conference Friday afternoon outside the El Monte Police Department began with a moment of silence for the fallen officers. Before joining law enforcement, he was a city maintenance worker in El Monte for six years.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 18, 2022 18:19 UTC