A somber candlelight vigil united dozens of heartbroken community members and families searching for answers after two officers were killed in the line of duty.
EL MONTE, Calif. -- A somber candlelight vigil in El Monte Saturday night united dozens of heartbroken community members and families searching for answers after two police officers were killed in the line of duty this week.
Jimenez's sister lost her husband - 31-year-old Officer Joseph Anthony Santana - and wrote her thoughts in a letter."Every inch of my body is broken missing you," the letter read."I miss your kisses, your cuddles, your voice. I miss seeing you playing with the kids." "Michael had a huge heart," said Melissa Valencia, Paredes' sister."Big hugs for everyone, and that perfect smile that he was known for by all.""It's sad," said attendee Efrain Carbajal."Stuff like this shouldn't happen."
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