Posted on 03/29/2006 11:25:21 PM PST by La Enchiladita
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy determined she was shot by someone else rather than accidentally by her own gun, authorities said Wednesday.
They also said robbery was a possible motive, adding they don't believe Maria Cecelia Rosa was killed because of her law enforcement affiliation.
Rosa, 30, a six-year department veteran, was found slumped over the open trunk of her car early Tuesday with a gunshot wound to her upper body. The shooting occurred in a friend's driveway.
Sheriff Lee Baca initially said the positions of Rosa's body and condition of her gun suggested she may have accidentally fired it as she loaded equipment into her car.
But investigators said Wednesday that Rosa's gun had not been fired and that they found evidence to show that someone else shot her, said Long Beach police Officer Nancy Pratt.
"It is definitely no longer an accidental death," Baca told KCAL-TV.
"We are clear that she received at least two .22-caliber projectiles into her body, which are the cause of her death," Baca said.
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ah, ya beat me to it.
Yes, it was idiotic that speculation was made public.
Doesn't help morale either.
Yeah, right, you and Lee Baca... the experts.
A good dog killing morning no-knock raid on the wrong house will put them all back in smiles.
"Well, now we know what will be Gretas show for the next few years."
That made no sense to me. Who is Greta?
Twice. I just got that one. Sheesh.
You are one of the lucky ones
No knock raid on the wrong house?
You know, gangbangers are better known for hitting the wrong targets, right?
Wrong targets?? Anything a criminal 'hits' is a wrong target.
Are you comparing legal no-knock warrants signed by a judge, but just ignored, to gang activity for the sake of assigning a percentage?
"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain
babygene, perhaps you should read the above quote and apply it to your posts eh?
thats a daily occurance around here. you must have seen it by now.
Sometimes the motive is to "kill your man"(or woman) and earn your stripes, which is almost no motive at all and one of the most monsterous motives I can think of, but it happens.
Yep, very astute comment. She shot herself TWICE then removed the spent shells and reloaded then died. Does anyone else think "da sherf" is a few bricks short of a load?
You surely can say that. What a deduction by a law official. I hope he doesn't investigate any other crimes.
You both beat me to it.
.22 LR is one of the best... light, easily concealed, very accurate for greater distances, penetrates body armor, higher capacity magazines, does a lot of internal damage deflecting around inside the body, cheap, disposable, relatively quiet, etc., etc...
Yes, that should be the investigators job.
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I don't appreciate you casting aspersions on a peace officer you know nothing about. Nothing.
Neither do other peace officers.
I agree. IA is going to have to look into it though... I actually think, given the political climate in L.A., the FBI should also take a look...
Internal Affairs needs to investigate... I think the political climate of Los Angeles should also have the FBI looking at it as well...
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