Justin Flores shot himself in the head outside the Siesta Inn after exchanging gunfire with other arriving officers, the report states.
A man accused of ambushing and killing two police officers at a motel in El Monte died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s report.
After shooting both officers in the head, Flores ran out into the parking lot and exchanged a second volley of gunfire with other officers who arrived, authorities said. It wasn’t known how long Flores exchanged gunfire with police before turning the gun on himself.El Monte police Cpl. Michael Paredes, 42, and Officer Joseph Santana, 31, were both fatally shot in the head on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, according to the coroner’s office.
Olga Garcia, mother of slain officer Joseph Santana speaks about her son and a recall of DA Gascon during a press conference about the recall of Los Angeles district Attorney George Gascon and fallen officers including the two police officers that were shot and killed earlier in the week at the El Monte Police Dept. in El Monte on Friday, June 17, 2022.
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