Officer Joseph Santana, age 31

Lost to gun violence on June 14, 2022 in El Monte, California.

Photo sources:

• Contributed photo

News sources:

• ABC7 Los Angeles: Mother of slain El Monte officer blames Gascón for son's death: 'He has insane ideas'
• Jun 18: Daily News: Man accused of killing 2 El Monte officers died by suicide, coroner says
• Jun 15: Orange County Register: 2 El Monte police officers killed in motel shooting identified
• KERO: 2 California officers ID'd after fatal shootout at motel
• NBC Los Angeles: ‘These Two Men Were Loved': Two Officers Die in El Monte Shooting
• Jun 14: Pasadena Star News: El Monte ‘heartbroken’ — 2 police officers killed in shootout
• 2 El Monte police officers shot and killed while investigating a reported stabbing
• Gun Violence Archive

Also killed was:

• Corporal Michael Paredes, age 42

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• El Monte, CA - April 20, 2024
• El Monte, CA - August 15, 2021
• El Monte, CA - July 24, 2020
• El Monte, CA - May 3, 2020
• El Monte, CA - March 6, 2020