Luis Bracamontes
| 2014 shooting of Sacramento police officers | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sacramento, California, United States |
| Date | October 24, 2014 (PT) |
| Target | Police officers in Sacramento |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | Firearm |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator | Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes |
On October 24, 2014, Luis Enrique Monroy Bracamontes opened fire on three Northern California sheriff's deputies, killing two and wounding the third. A civilian was also wounded in the shooting. Monroy was, and still is, a citizen of Mexico and a convicted drug dealer who was in the United States as an illegal immigrant. Bracamontes was sentenced to death in 2018.
Deportations
Monroy, an illegal immigrant, had been previously deported twice. He was deported in 1997 after being convicted in Arizona on charges of possessing narcotics for sale, and was arrested and deported to Mexico again in 2001.[1][2]
Shootings
Monroy-Bracamontes was using the name Marcelo Marquez when he shot and killed two sheriff's deputies, and shot and injured a third deputy and a civilian.[1][2] Detective Michael Davis and Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver were killed in the downtown Sacramento shooting.[3]
Responses
The shooting came to national attention in debates over the Obama administration's policies on immigration in the fall of 2014.[4]
The shootings came to national attention again when President Trump invited Jessica Davis and Susan Oliver, the widows of slain officers Detective Michael Davis and Deputy Sheriff Danny Oliver, to attend his first address to a joint session of Congress on February 28, 2017.[3]
See also
- Murder of Jamiel Shaw II
- Shooting of Kathryn Steinle
- Colorado sanctuary city controversy
- Illegal immigration to the United States
- Office of Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement
References
- ^ a b Ryan, Harriet (October 25, 2014). "Suspect in killing of Northern California deputies was previously deported, authorities say". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ a b "California: Suspect in Killings Was in U.S. Illegally". New York Times. AP. October 27, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ a b Park, Madison (February 28, 2017). "Trump's special guests for congressional speech hint at a focus on immigration". CNN. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
- ^ Medina, Jennifer (October 28, 2014). "U.S. Immigration Laws Face New Scrutiny After Killings". New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2017.