LOS ANGELES — The Latest on arrests made in the killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer (all times local):
8:20 a.m.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti says three people have been arrested in Riverside County in the killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer.
Assistant Police Chief Beatrice Girmala, who is the department’s acting chief currently, says search warrants were served Friday elsewhere as the arrests were taking place.
Girmala says the three suspects are in their 20s but declined to provide additional information ahead of a graduation ceremony for police recruits.
Officer Juan Diaz was gunned down early last Saturday morning when confronted while he, his girlfriend and others were at a taco stand.
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7:38 a.m.
A person briefed on the investigation into the killing of an off-duty Los Angeles police officer tells The Associated Press the primary suspect has been arrested along with several other people.
The person was not authorized to speak publicly and confirmed the arrest Friday on condition of anonymity.
Officer Juan Diaz was gunned down early last Saturday morning when confronted while he, his girlfriend and others were at a taco stand.
The Los Angeles Police Department has tweeted that several search warrants were served early Friday in connection with the officer’s killing.
The Associated Press
