Slain Deputy Leaves Behind Young Daughter, Pregnant Wife. 'he Was A Wonderful Father' - Beritaja

There has been an outpouring of condolences for Andrew Nunez, a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy who was fatally changeable Monday, allegedly by a fishy who past led officers connected a chaotic motorcycle chase.

Nunez, a six-year worker of the department, leaves down a 2-year-old girl and a pregnant wife, Sheriff Shannon Dicus said.

“We’re embedded successful sorrow,” Dicus said astatine a Monday day news conference. “Unfortunately for our department, this has happened measurement excessively often. We’re going to do our very champion to do the about important point astatine this point, and that’s to make judge that we bring the fishy to justness and return bully attraction of that family.”

“He was a awesome father,” he added. “He was a awesome lawman sheriff.”

Dicus said Nunez was called to a location pinch reports of a man threatening a woman. When he arrived, a fishy changeable him earlier fleeing. The lawman died soon aft astatine a section hospital.

“There’s a tremendous magnitude of unit retired there,” Dicus said. “We’re proactively trying to forestall this violence.”

A memorial convoy for the slain lawman began about 6:30 p.m. arsenic scores of rule enforcement unit gathered extracurricular Arrowhead Regional Medical Center to salute Nunez’s assemblage arsenic it was carried extracurricular of the building. A motorcade past escorted the assemblage from the aesculapian halfway to the San Bernardino County coroner’s office.

The Sheriff’s Department released a connection Monday evening honoring Nunez’s work arsenic a rule enforcement serviceman and extending condolences to his family, friends and chap deputies.

“Deputy Nunez served pinch unwavering commitment, courage, and heavy compassion for the organization he vowed to protect,” the section stated. “His bravery and sacrifice bespeak a life dedicated to safeguarding others, moreover astatine the top cost. Such devotion will stay everlastingly etched successful our hearts.”

Scene of lawman shooting

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Nunez’s decease was met pinch an outpouring of condolences from elected officials and first responders.

“My prayers are pinch his wife, young daughter, and family,” said Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) successful a statement. “His courageousness and dedication to protecting others will ne'er beryllium forgotten.”

“On behalf of each Californians, Jennifer and I widen our deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Deputy Nunez,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said. “His courage, compassion and dedication to protecting others bespeak the finest traditions of rule enforcement. We grant his life and work pinch gratitude; whitethorn his sacrifice ne'er beryllium forgotten.”

The suspect, who has not yet been named by authorities, allegedly led constabulary connected a precocious velocity pursuit and was deliberately knocked disconnected of his motorcycle by different lawman while he was starring authorities connected a high-speed pursuit connected the 210 Freeway successful Upland.

At 1:35 p.m., an off-duty sheriff’s lawman put himself connected work and conducted a ineligible intervention, hitting the fishy and causing the motorcycle to crash, Dicus said.

Helicopter footage shows the man colliding pinch a achromatic sedan while walking 70 mph, soaring complete the handlebars and landing connected his back. The injured fishy was loaded onto a stretcher and transported from the clang tract connected the 210 freeway to a infirmary via helicopter.