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Pomona SWAT officer honored in memorial service
Officer Shaun Diamond, a 16-year police veteran, was shot Tuesday morning while serving a search warrant in San Gabriel. He died early Wednesday, October 29, 2014.
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Pomona police planned to honor a slain SWAT officer with a memorial service late Thursday morning in Pomona.
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Pomona police planned to honor a slain SWAT officer with a memorial service late Thursday morning in Pomona.
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Pomona police planned to honor a slain SWAT officer with a memorial service late Thursday morning in Pomona.
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Pomona police planned to honor a slain SWAT officer with a memorial service late Thursday morning in Pomona.
Officer Shaun Diamond was shot during a search at a suspected motorcycle gang member's home in late October. He died later at a hospital.
The service was scheduled to start at 10 a.m., to be followed by a procession of emergency vehicles that will pass through downtown Pomona before reaching Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Covina, according to a statement from police.
Thousands of people were expected to attend the remembrance at Ontario Citizens Business Bank Arena, according to the Associated Press.
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Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Kamala Harris, who both won re-election Tuesday, were expected to be among the guests, AP reports.
Pomona police said the procession route will be as follows:
- Southbound Haven Avenue
- Westbound I-10 Freeway
- Southbound Garey Avenue
- Westbound Second Street
- Northbound White Avenue
- Westbound I-10 to Forest Lawn
Diamond was a 15-year law enforcement veteran who had served in Los Angeles and Montebello before joining the Pomona Police Department. He had been with SWAT for six years.
The suspect, 36-year-old David Martinez, was arrested and booked for attempted murder of a peace officer.
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