San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputy Killed by Robber
An off-duty San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed Saturday morning during a robbery in a parking lot behind a cocktail lounge, police said.
Officers were looking for two men in the killing of Deputy Clifford Sanchez, 28, who was shot in the head and the torso. The gunmen escaped with Sanchez’s revolver, Deputy Mario Lupercio said.
“The victim was robbed and shot to death while sitting with a female companion in the victim’s pickup truck,” a sheriff’s statement said.
The woman was not hurt.
Sanchez, a six-year veteran, was the first law enforcement officer killed in San Bernardino County this year. His father, Larry Sanchez, is an 18-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol.
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