Slain California deputy honored with 50-mile procession

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — Lots of of individuals lined the streets and freeway overpasses throughout a 50-mile procession in honor of a slain Southern California deputy who was laid to relaxation Saturday.

Riverside County Sheriff deputy Darnell Calhoun, 30, was fatally shot on Jan. 13 within the metropolis of Lake Elsinore after responding to a name a couple of home disturbance. He was killed simply two weeks after one other deputy within the division was slain within the line of obligation.

The person suspected in Calhoun’s killing remained hospitalized in crucial situation after a gun battle that wounded one other deputy.

Calhoun’s casket was draped in an American flag and an enlarged photograph of him in uniform was featured on the stage of the packed auditorium the place a memorial was held.

Household, mates, and colleagues from the Riverside Sheriff’s Division and the San Diego Police Division, the place Calhoun started his legislation enforcement profession, remembered him as somebody who cherished his household and serving his neighborhood.

Danny Younger, a retired lieutenant from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Division and a Calhoun household buddy, stated he knew Calhoun since he was 10.

“What he’s been most constantly in his life has been his willingness to serve. … He willingly went out each day to serve mankind,” Younger stated, the Press Enterprise reported. “He put service above self because the motto reads on the aspect of his patrol automobile.”

Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal, who’s a reserve police officer in South Florida, provided condolences in a brief recorded video performed on the display earlier than a montage of photographs from Calhoun’s life and profession.

The nonprofit Tunnel of Towers Basis, which offers houses for the households of first responders and veteran households, gave Calhoun’s widow, Vanessa, who’s pregnant with their third little one, a mortgage-free house.