Cpl. Michael Paredes, 42, and Officer Joseph Santana, 31, were identified Wednesday as those killed in the line of duty.
The day after a deadly shootout at a motel left El Monte reeling, the police officers killed were identified Wednesday as two men united by the shared drive to serve the city that raised them.while responding to a reported stabbing at an El Monte motel. Both leave behind families in mourning.
On Facebook, his sister had changed her profile picture to his badge — No. 565 — and several people had commented with prayer-hand emojis. Many wrote that he was a hero.The sudden loss of two veteran police officers left the working-class suburb east of Los Angeles reeling. Santana worked for his hometown of El Monte as a public works employee for six years before starting his law enforcement career as a deputy with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
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