Family members warned that Justin Flores had become abusive, was using drugs and carrying a firearm more than a week before he ambushed two officers.
Family members of a convicted gang member warned the Los Angeles County Probation Department that the probationer had become abusive, was using drugs and carrying a firearm more than a week before heand then himself in June 2022, according to a scathing report from the county Office of Inspector General.
In multiple instances, the deputy probation officer assigned to the case improperly listed Flores as having reported by phone without having actually made contact with him, the investigation found. El Monte police Officer Joseph Santana, left, and Cpl. Michael Paredes. Both were ambushed by gunfire when responding to a domestic violence call at a motel.
Flores’ probation officer forwarded that information to another probation officer assigned to the Pico Rivera sheriff’s station, but no one requested that the department’s Special Enforcement Operations check on Flores or relayed the information to local law enforcement.. Flores’ girlfriend, whose mother had reported Flores’ abuse to the Probation Department, exited a motel room as the officers arrived. When they attempted to make contact with Flores, he opened fire.
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