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Two California deputies in the same department were fatally shot just two weeks apart
Riverside County Deputy Darnell Calhoun (proper) poses with Sheriff Chad Biano in an undated picture. Calhoun was shot and killed Friday, simply two weeks after one other deputy within the division was slain within the line of obligation.
Riverside County Sheriff through AP
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Riverside County Sheriff through AP
Riverside County Deputy Darnell Calhoun (proper) poses with Sheriff Chad Biano in an undated picture. Calhoun was shot and killed Friday, simply two weeks after one other deputy within the division was slain within the line of obligation.
Riverside County Sheriff through AP
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — A Southern California sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Friday, simply two weeks after one other deputy within the division was slain within the line of obligation.
The deaths of deputies Darnell Calhoun on Friday and Isaiah Cordero on Dec. 29 have been the primary since 2003 the place a Riverside County sheriff’s deputy was killed within the line of obligation, Sheriff Chad Bianco mentioned.
The suspect in Calhoun’s dying is in custody and was listed in important situation after a gunbattle with a second deputy, Bianco mentioned Friday throughout a information convention.
Calhoun was fatally shot within the metropolis of Lake Elsinore, the sheriff mentioned. He died after being taken to the hospital in critical situation.
“I should not be right here tonight having to do that once more,” Bianco mentioned Friday outdoors the hospital. “I am devastated to inform of the lack of one other of our deputy sheriffs who was killed within the line of obligation right now.”
Calhoun is survived by his pregnant spouse, Bianco mentioned. He had beforehand labored for the San Diego Police Division — the company said on Twitter it was “devastated” to study of his dying — earlier than transferring to Riverside final yr.
“He was essentially the most cheerful, essentially the most constructive, essentially the most good, healthful man you can think about,” Bianco mentioned.
Calhoun, 30, was the primary deputy to reach on the scene of an disturbance round 4:30 p.m. Friday following a name of “unknown hassle” the place voices may very well be heard within the background, indicating a battle, Bianco mentioned.
“At this level, we aren’t fully certain of the circumstances surrounding the preliminary contact,” Bianco mentioned.
The second deputy discovered Calhoun wounded on the street and confronted the suspect in a shootout. The suspect’s identification has not been launched.
Lake Elsinore is about 55 miles southeast of downtown Los Angeles.
Friday’s taking pictures comes because the sheriff’s division is reeling from Cordero’s dying. The 32-year-old was fatally shot final month throughout a visitors cease within the metropolis of Jurupa Valley, east of Los Angeles.
Cordero had pulled over a pickup truck and the driving force, 44-year-old William Shae McKay, shot the deputy as he approached the car. Legislation enforcement pursued McKay in a manhunt that included a chase alongside freeways in two counties, authorities mentioned.
McKay was killed throughout a shootout with deputies after the truck crashed.
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and Cordero’s household have known as for the resignation of a Southern California choose who allowed McKay’s launch from custody on bail regardless of his prolonged legal historical past.
The sheriff mentioned McKay was convicted of a “third strike” offense in 2021 that ought to have put him in state jail for 25 years to life, however the choose lowered his bail, permitting his launch, and later launched him following an arrest for failing to seem at his sentencing.