L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna.Photo:David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP
David Crane/The Orange County Register via AP
Three of the members who died were active in the department and one member was a retired employee, the LASD said in a statement to PEOPLE on Wednesday.
The first death was reported on Monday morning at 10:30 a.m., the second one a little after noon the same day, the third one in the early evening and the fourth one on Tuesday around 7:30 a.m., the statement says.
The department did not disclose any information about the officers “out of respect for their grieving families,” it said in a statement.
TheLos Angeles Timesidentified two of the members as Commander Darren Harris, who was found in his home in Santa Clarita, Calif., and Sergeant Greg Hovland, who was found in his home in Quartz Hill, Calif.
The deputy who died on Tuesday was found unresponsive in his home and pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital,NBCreports.
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“We are stunned to learn of these deaths, and it has sent shockwaves of emotions throughout the department as we try and cope with the loss of not just one, but four beloved active and retired members of our department family,” Sheriff Robert Luna said in the statement, while acknowledging the deaths as a “significant amount of loss.”
“During trying times like these it’s important for personnel regardless of rank or position to check on the well-being of other colleagues and friends,” he said, adding that he is deeply concerned about the employees and is looking into ways to “reduce work stress factor” for them.
source: people.com
