El Monte Police Chief Ben Lowry died Monday of unspecified “well being points,” division officers mentioned. He was 45.
“Our ideas and prayers are with the Lowry household throughout this tough time,” performing Chief Jake Fisher mentioned in a launch. “We're all at a loss and mourning a fantastic chief, man, husband, son, good friend, and colleague.”
Lowry, who had served as interim chief since December, was formally appointed to the put up in June.
That month, Lowry was confronted with the duty of main a police division rocked by the capturing deaths of two El Monte officers, Sgt. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana.
“They left this world as valiant heroes,” Lowry mentioned at a June funeral for Paredes and Santana, who have been ambushed by a gunman in a motel room. “I'm not saying that due to how they died. I’m saying that for the way they lived.”
Lowry started his profession in 2000 with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division earlier than transferring to the El Monte Police Division in 2002. Throughout his tenure with the division, he labored within the detective bureau, patrol division, and gang and narcotics unit, amongst different assignments.
A procession was held Monday afternoon to Forest Garden Covina Hills. Funeral and memorial preparations are anticipated to be introduced within the coming days.
The Covina, Pomona and San Bernardino police departments supplied condolences on social media, as did Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who mentioned flags within the county have been to be lowered to half-staff in Lowry’s honor.
“His sudden loss leaves an enormous gap within the hearts of so many,” Solis mentioned on Twitter. “In a 12 months that has devastated the El Monte group and its police division, could we supply his legacy ahead in continued acts of public service.”
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