Gunman in Killing of 2 El Monte Officers Died by Suicide: Coroner’s Report

Gunman in Killing of 2 El Monte Officers Died by Suicide: Coroner’s Report
Police cars in a parking lot near El Monte Police Department in El Monte, Calif., in February 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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A man who allegedly killed two police officers in a June 14 motel shooting in El Monte, California, died at the scene by suicide, the county coroner’s office reported on June 18.

Justin Flores, 35, died on a sidewalk outside the Siesta Inn near the San Bernardino (10) Freeway, with his cause of death identified as a “gunshot wound of the head” in the manner of suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner’s online records.