'He was a good boy,' said Tony Paredes as he mourned the death of his nephew. Corporal Michael Paredes and Officer Joseph Santana were shot and killed during a gunfight in El Monte Tuesday night.
"He was a good boy," the corporal's uncle Tony Paredes said he cried."He did so many good things. He's too young and he did good."
Paredes was sworn in as a full-time police officer in July of 2000 after getting his start as a cadet. Before he was appointed to the rank of corporal, the 22-year veteran had worked several specialized assignments, one of which was a school resource officer at Arroyo High School. "To be a school resource officer you have to develop a lot of intense and personal relationships with these students to keep them on the positive path and he did that for a long time with the city in a very good way," said former El Monte Mayor Andre Quintero."He was just a real wonderful personality — very loving, very kind and he loved doing his job," said Quintero."He loved being an officer. He loved protecting our community.
Santana worked as an El Monte public works employee for six years before turning to law enforcement, city officials said. He was a deputy sheriff with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for about three years before returning to his hometown to become a police officer in El Monte. He had been an El Monte police officer for only seven months.
"Joseph began his career with our department in March 2018 and was a graduate of Academy Class 211," San Bernardino County sheriff's officials tweeted."He was a great partner and loved all who knew him."This tragic loss hits close to home for us. Joseph began his career with our department in March 2018 and was a graduate of Academy Class 211. He was a great partner and loved by all who knew him.
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