Officers in San Luis Obispo were serving a search warrant early Monday evening
The first shots were allegedly fired by the suspect before 5:30pm
Officers then returned fire and the gunman was found dead with both a fatal self-inflicted wound and wounds consistent with officers gunfire
Luca Benedetti, a 12-year law enforcement veteran who joined the SLOPD in 2012, was killed in the shooting
Detective Steve Orozco was hospitalized, but was released on Monday evening and is expected to fully recover
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SAN LOIS OBISPO, Calif. Two police officers were shot Monday one fatally while serving a search warrant in San Luis Obispo, California, according to authorities. The scope and nature of the warrant were not disclosed.
Shots were fired around 5:20 p.m. as officers served the warrant at an apartment in the city, San Luis Obispo Tribune reported. One of the officers was killed in the shooting, while the other was transported to an area hospital in stable condition, according to the San Luis Obispo Police Department. The suspect was killed by police, authorities said.
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2 students rescued aboard boat made of buckets, kiddie pools
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May 9, 2021
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In this Saturday, May 8, 2021, photo released by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department is an upside down homemade boat made of buckets and kiddie pools. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department rescued two students from the Pacific Ocean off Isla Vista early Saturday, May 8, who were trying out their homemade boat. Neither was injured. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP)AP
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) Two students were rescued after their homemade boat constructed from buckets and kiddie pools drifted too far from the Southern California coast, authorities said.
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