Update: Stockton police ID officer killed Tuesday in state’s second officer death in 24 hours
A Stockton police officer has died after being shot Tuesday morning, the department announced. This marks the second death of an on-duty California officer within 24 hours.
“It was a violent, blatant and very sudden assault on our police officer,” Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference
Jones said the Stockton officer, 30-year-old Jimmy Inn, was shot after a report of a domestic violence incident sometime around 9:45 a.m. in the 4400 block of La Cresta Way.
When Inn arrived to the call, he was shot outside the residence by the suspected shooter, Jones said. Another Stockton officer arrived and exchanged fire with the man.
Then the man went back into the residence and brought out a child he then attempted to strangle, Jones said.
A community member tackled the suspected shooter, and the officer approached the man, who was then shot and killed, Jones said.
Inn was transported to a local hospital and later pronounced dead. The suspected shooter was also shot and pronounced dead at a local hospital.
Inn was hired by the department in December 2015. In addition to his field duties, he was a member of the honor guard.
According to a department Facebook post from 2015, Inn was from the Stockton area and trained at the San Joaquin Delta College Basic Police Academy.
He was the “epitome of what a Stockton police officer should be,” Jones said.
Inn is survived by a 7-month-old son, two stepchildren and a wife who is also a member of the force.
It was the second fatal shooting of an officer in California within 24 hours.
On Monday evening, a San Luis Obispo officer identified by the department as 12-year veteran Detective Luca Benedetti died after a shooting at an apartment complex in the city.
The 37-year-old officer is survived by his wife and two children, the San Luis Obispo Tribune reported.
“Our community is heartbroken,” Mayor Heidi Harmon said in a statement. “We will hold Detective Benedetti and his family in our hearts forever.”
Benedetti had been with the San Luis Obispo department since 2012 and previously worked for the Atascadero Police Department.
A second officer, Steve Orozco, was also shot but is expected to fully recover from his injuries.
The suspected shooter, 37-year-old Edward Zamora Giron, died at the scene. He had injuries consistent with a self-inflicted gunshot wound as well as return fire from San Luis Obispo officers.
This week also marks National Police Week, a time to recognize fallen law enforcement officers.
This story was originally published May 11, 2021 at 2:50 PM.
