New York sources reported that man has been arrested for allegedly killing an Indian origin police officer during a traffic stop in California’s Newman country. Meanwhile the suspect was identified as Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 33, who came to the US illegally and was believed to have been fleeing to Mexico. Accordingly Arriaga was arrested from a home in Kern County, about 200 miles south of where the shooting occurred on Christmas night.
Meanwhile Officer Ronil Singh, 33, pulled over the suspect just before 1 a.m. Wednesday and a few moments later called out “shot fired” over the radio. Furthermore other officers found Singh shot and took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the police said. Singh was a native of Fiji and joined the Newman Police Department in July 2011.
Police officials said Singh’s brother, Reggie, thanked police officers through sobs at a press conference. “Ronil Singh was my older brother. Yes, he’s not coming back, but there’s a lot of people out there that misses him". Moreover when referring to the arrest, he said: “I was waiting for this to happen. I’d like to thank you working day and night to make this happen.” Moreover the sheriff said the two men were trying to protect Arriaga, who was trying to go to Mexico. “It was his goal to get across the border.”
