He had served two sentences in state prison – one for the burglary in 2011 which earned him the strike and another for a vehicle theft in 2009, California Department of Correction records showed.

The suspect, identified by coroner’s officials as Justin William Flores, 35, ran out into the parking lot and was killed in a second gun battle with police, officials said.įlores was on probation at the time of the shootout and had a previous strike on his record, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and court records. Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana were shot while responding to a report of a possible stabbing in a room at the Siesta Inn, 10327 Garvey Ave., Tuesday afternoon. As El Monte mourns the loss of two police officers, questions remain about how the deadly shootout happened, and whether the man accused of killing them should have been in prison at the time for a previous gun violation.Ĭpl.