Federal and local law enforcement agencies carried out a series of raids on July 26 targeting a San Gabriel Valley gang as part of an investigation that began when a member of the gang killed a pair of El Monte police officers in 2022.
Officers Joseph Santana and Michael Paredes responded to a report of a stabbing on June 14, 2022, at the Siesta Inn, where Justin Flores was found holed up with his wife. The officers rescued the woman but were subsequently shot to death by Flores, who later fatally shot himself in the head.
