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Police Officer Javier Bejar
Reedley Police Department, California
End of Watch:
Monday, March 1, 2010
Age:
28
Badge Number: NA
Years on The Job: 5
Cause of Death:
Shot and killed |
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Reedley Police Officer Javier Bejar had been
on life support at a Fresno hospital since the daylong standoff on Feb. 25
2010 He died Monday morning. Some 200 officers from area
departments converged on the tiny unincorporated town of Minkler after two
Fresno County sheriff's deputies were shot while trying to serve a search
warrant. Deputy Joel
Wahlenmaier, died within hours. The other deputy is recovering form an
eye wound.
Hundreds of rounds were fired between the suspect's mobile home and police
who had cordoned off the area. The alleged shooter, Ricky Liles, 51,
apparently took his own life. Bejar, 28, was named officer of the year
in his agricultural community in 2007.
Officer Javier Bejar died from a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier
when he responded to assist on an officer down call.
Officer Bejar had served with the Reedley Police Department for five years
and had served with the department as an Explorer as a teenager. Officer
Bejar was also a combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, having served
with the United States Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife.
Related Line of Duty Deaths
Deputy Sheriff Joel Wahlenmaier
Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police Special
Inc.
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