The final goodbye: 2 El Monte police officers killed in a parolee's ambush to be memorialized today. The somber preps now on ABC7
The mother of one of two El Monte police officers killed in a gun battle lashed out at Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón, saying his "insane ideas'' allowed the gunman to remain out of jail and free to murder her son.
Santana spent six years working for the city's Public Works Department, then worked for three years as a San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy. He joined the El Monte Police Department last year. He is survived by his wife of seven years, a 9-year-old daughter and 2-year-old twin boys.for policies that critics say allowed Flores -- a felon with a history of arrests -- to be on the street.
Santana's mother, Olga Garcia, said policies implemented by Gascón led to the deaths of her son and Paredes.District Attorney George Gascón, who has come under fire over a criminal case against a man who fatally shot two El Monte police officers, insists a plea agreement that allowed the man to avoid jail time was "appropriate under the circumstances.''
The Los Angeles County probation department has also, subsequently, come under criticism for its handling of Flores' case.
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