There was an outpouring of grief for Andrew Nunez, a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally shot Monday, allegedly by a suspect who then led officers on a wild bike chase.
Nunez, a six-year worker of the division, leaves behind a 2-year-old daughter and a pregnant spouse, Sheriff Shannon Dicus stated.
“We’re embedded in sorrow,” Dicus stated at a Monday afternoon information convention. “Sadly for our division, this has occurred manner too usually. We’re going to do our best to do a very powerful factor at this level, and that’s to guarantee that we deliver the suspect to justice and take excellent care of that household.”
“He was an exquisite father,” he added. “He was an exquisite deputy sheriff.”
Dicus stated Nunez was referred to as to a home after reviews of a person threatening a girl. When he arrived, a suspect shot him earlier than fleeing. The deputy died quickly after at a neighborhood hospital.
“There’s an incredible quantity of violence on the market,” Dicus stated. “We’re proactively making an attempt to forestall this violence.”
A memorial procession for the slain deputy started round 6:30 p.m. as scores of legislation enforcement personnel gathered exterior Arrowhead Regional Medical Heart to salute Nunez’s physique because it was carried exterior of the constructing. A motorcade then escorted the physique from the medical heart to the San Bernardino County coroner’s workplace.
The Sheriff’s Division launched an announcement Monday night honoring Nunez’s service as a legislation enforcement officer and increasing condolences to his household, pals and fellow deputies.
“Deputy Nunez served with unwavering dedication, braveness and deep compassion for the neighborhood he vowed to guard,” the division said. “His bravery and sacrifice replicate a life devoted to safeguarding others, even on the biggest value. Such devotion will stay ceaselessly etched in our hearts.”
A San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was fatally shot Monday.
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Nunez’s dying was met with condolences from elected officers.
“My prayers are together with his spouse, younger daughter and household,” Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) stated in an announcement. “His braveness and dedication to defending others won’t ever be forgotten.”
“On behalf of all Californians, [my wife] Jennifer and I lengthen our deepest condolences to the household, pals and colleagues of Deputy Nunez,” Gov. Gavin Newsom stated. “His braveness, compassion and dedication to defending others replicate the best traditions of legislation enforcement. We honor his life and repair with gratitude; might his sacrifice by no means be forgotten.”
The suspect, who has not but been named by authorities, allegedly led police on a high-speed chase and was intentionally knocked off of his bike by one other deputy on the 210 Freeway in Upland.
At 1:35 p.m., an off-duty sheriff’s deputy carried out a authorized intervention, hitting the suspect and inflicting the bike to crash, Dicus stated.
Helicopter footage exhibits the suspect colliding with a black sedan whereas touring at 70 mph, hovering over the handlebars and touchdown on his again. The injured suspect was loaded onto a stretcher and transported from the crash website to a hospital through helicopter.
