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 means too usually. We’re going to do our absolute best to do crucial factor at this level, and that’s to guarantee that we carry the suspect to justice and take excellent care of that household.”
“He was a beautiful father,” he added. “He was a beautiful deputy sheriff.”
Dicus stated Nunez was known as to a home after reviews of a person threatening a lady. When he arrived, a suspect shot him earlier than fleeing. The deputy died quickly after at an area hospital.
“There’s an amazing quantity of violence on the market,” Dicus stated. “We’re proactively attempting 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 a press release Monday night honoring Nunez’s service as a legislation enforcement officer and increasing condolences to his household, mates and fellow deputies.
“Deputy Nunez served with unwavering dedication, braveness and deep compassion for the group he vowed to guard,” the division acknowledged. “His bravery and sacrifice mirror a life devoted to safeguarding others, even on the biggest value. Such devotion will stay endlessly 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 along with his spouse, younger daughter and household,” Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) stated in a press release. “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, mates and colleagues of Deputy Nunez,” Gov. Gavin Newsom stated. “His braveness, compassion and dedication to defending others mirror 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 performed 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 by way of helicopter.
