2 California police officers fatally shot within 24 hours
STEFANIE DAZIO and JOHN ANTCZAK, Associated Press
May 11, 2021
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1of12Officers take aim at an apartment across Camilla Court, Monday, May 10, 2021, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Police said two police officers have been shot while serving a search warrant and the suspect has died. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)David Middlecamp/APShow MoreShow Less
2of12This combo of undated photos provided by the San Luis Obispo, Calif., Police Department shows San Luis Obispo Police Det. Luca Benedetti, left, and Det. Steve Orozco. Benedetti was shot and killed while serving a search warrant, Monday, May 10, 2021, in a shootout in the Central Coast city. Det. Orozco, who was injured in the shooting, was released from the hospital and is expected to recover from his wounds, authorities said Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (San Luis Obispo Police Department via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) â A California police officer was killed and another wounded Monday while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman, authorities said.
Shots were fired shortly before 5:30 p.m. as officers served the warrant at an apartment in the Central Coast city of San Luis Obispo.
âThis is a tragedy beyond measure for all of those who serve and care about our community,â City Manager Derek Johnson said in a statement. âOur deepest condolences go out to the family. We are devastated by this loss.â
The wounded officer was hospitalized in stable condition, the city reported.
In San Luis Obispo, a central California city about 250 miles (402.34 kilometers) south of Stockton, Detective Lucas “Luca” Benedetti was shot and killed while serving a search warrant Monday evening.
Detective Steve Orozco was injured in the San Luis Obispo shooting, police said. He was released from a hospital and is expected to recover from his wounds.
In Stockton, police dispatchers received a call around 9:45 a.m. Tuesday reporting a domestic disturbance. The caller reported hearing screaming and seeing a woman wearing a ripped shirt and bleeding. She appeared to have been assaulted.
Inn arrived at the home at 10:07 a.m. and was shot almost immediately in front of the home by a male suspect, Jones said.
1 of 2 officers shot in California dies, gunman killed
Officers take aim at an apartment across Camilla Court, Monday, May 10, 2021, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Police said two police officers have been shot while serving a search warrant and the suspect has died. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP) May 10, 2021 - 10:45 PM
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A California police officer was killed and another wounded Monday while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman, authorities said.
Shots were fired shortly before 5:30 p.m. as officers served the warrant at an apartment in the Central Coast city of San Luis Obispo.
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A witness at the scene told the San Luis Obispo Tribune she heard loud banging on a door, as well as police yelling, before a series of shots.
San Luis Obispo police officers at the scene where a shooting incident left one colleague dead and another wounded on Monday. The suspected gunman was killed by police. (David Middlecamp / San Luis Obispo Tribune photo)
Monica Rochte, 31, said she could heard the police banging on a door from an apartment across the street, saying, “We’re going to come in. We know you’re in there.”
Rochte was working from home and about to take out the garbage when the commotion began, she said. She decided to stay inside instead.