The man who police say murdered El Monte Police Department officer Joseph Santana and Corporal Michael Paredes at a motel Tuesday afternoon was on probation at the time for being a felon in possession of a firearm, court records and officials confirmed.
The records show Flores was considered a felon because of a 2011 conviction for burglary that led to a 2-year term in state prison.
Court records also showed at least a dozen other prosecutions, many resolved with no contest pleas and probationary sentences, for charges such as driving with a suspended license, being under the influence of a controlled substance, or resisting arrest. The investigation entered its 13th hour around 6 a.m. Wednesday, as police try to figure out what led to the shooting that killed two El Monte officers. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
Law enforcement sources told the I-Team they believed at least one of the two murdered officers would have recognized Flores on sight and by name. Flores' family members said he had been working in construction and sometimes stayed with his longtime girlfriend at the Siesta Inn motel on Garvey Ave. where the shooting happened.City officials say the officers were looking at a report of a possible stabbing when a gunman confronted them and opened fire. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Wednesday, June 15, 2022.
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