There are no words to describe our grief for those who give their lives "serving and protecting" us.
We grieve for their families, their comrades, and their friends.
We may have never met them, but Officers Jose "Gil" Vega and Lesley Zerebny are our friends and our heroes.
The officers killed were identified as Officer Jose “Gil" Vega, a 35-year veteran of the department who was due to retire in December, and Officer Lesley Zerebny, who had been with the department 1 ½ years and was the mother of a 4-month-old girl.
During Sunday’s news conference, an emotional Palm Springs Police Chief Bryan Reyes spoke about the loss of his officers and the impact on the community.
He spoke of how Vega, who was working overtime, on Saturday, was scheduled to retire in December, and about watching Zerebny’s husband, a Riverside sheriff's deputy, mourn his wife's loss.
“To see her laying there with her eyes open, and to witness her husband, in full Riverside Sheriff's uniform, kiss her on the forehead for the last time, it's tough," Reyes said, his voice quivering. “We're going to rely on you to help get us through this. Our community will get us through this.”
Reyes said the third officer who was wounded in Saturday night’s attack was doing well and assisting investigators. He said the officer could be released from the hospital sometime Sunday.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-palm-springs-shooting-20161008-snap-story.html
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