Update: 05/11/21 12:30p.m.
San Luis Obispo Police have released the names of the officers involved in an active shooting incident on Monday, May 10.
Detective Luca Benedetti was shot and killed Monday while serving a search warrant to an apartment on Camellia Court in San Luis Obispo.
“Yesterday I had to share the most difficult news I’ve ever had to deliver,” said Derek Johnson, San Luis Obispo City Manager at a press conference. “That our community lost one of the dedicated servants while doing his job and keeping the community safe.”
Another officer, Detective Steve Orozco, was injured during the incident and was transported to Sierra Vista Hospital where he was released Monday evening.
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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
Fire investigators are looking into what caused a fire that forced the evacuation of the Arroyo Grande Walmart yesterday. Just before noon, Firefighters from the Five Cities Fire Authority, and San Luis Obispo City Fire Department responded to a commercial fire. When they arrived, crews found smoke billowing from a storage area at the back of the store. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to knock down the flames. The fire did not make it into the store. No one was injured.
Two vehicle crash sends one into building in San Luis Obispo
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - A two car crash caused minor injuries to two people in San Luis Obispo Thursday morning. One of the vehicles hit a building.
The San Luis Obispo City Fire Department responded to the accident at McMillian Avenue and Orcutt Road.
The crash involved a Chevy SUV and Ford pickup truck. The SUV struck a business building but didn t appear to cause much damage.
SLO City Fire Truck 1, Engine 3 and Battalion Chief 2 are at scene of a two vehicle #accident on McMillan and Orcutt. One vehicle struck a building. There are two patients with minor injuries. Please avoid the area if possible. pic.twitter.com/3KPlFqkMcy SLO City Fire (@SLO City Fire) April 29, 2021