殉職

The officer killed in a shootout Monday in Whittier has been identified as Officer Keith Boyer, a 27-year veteran of the Whittier Police Department.

Boyer was hired by the department in 1989 and spent time as a dispatcher, jailer and reserve before becoming a police officer in 1990. He leaves behind grown children, played the drums in a band and had recently been talking about retirement, Whittier police Chief Jeff Piper said at an emotional news conference Monday afternoon.

"He was the best of the best. He was a personal friend of mine for over 25 years," Piper said. "He was respected for his many years of experience and younger officers looked to him for advice and guidance, so did his sergeants."

Police officerが昨日Gang memberに撃たれて死亡しました.悲しいです.