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UPDATED: Search Warrant Served in Cop Killing in California.

Ronil Singh

With his voice breaking up and his heart filled with emotion, the Chief of the Newman Police Department in California urged the public to never forget slain police officer Ronil Singh, reported ABC7 News.

A suspect killed him during an exchange of gun fire during a DUI traffic stop early Wednesday morning.

“His 5-month-old, he will never hear talk… he will never see his son walk. He doesn’t get to hold that little boy, hug his wife, say goodnight anymore because a coward took his life,” Chief Randy Richardson said.

Authorities served a search warrant today at a home on a dairy farm in Merced, California, but the gunman was not there.

You can listen to Chief’s Richardson’s tribute to his officer below.

KCBS Radio reports the suspect is believed to have shot the officer during a traffic stop at 1 a.m.

Singh is a native of Fiji who has been with the department since 2011, according to KCBS Radio.

Singh could be heard screaming “shots fired,” over his police radio. When officers arrived, they found him wounded. Emergency units rushed Singh to the hospital where he later would die.

“Our Newman Police family is devastated by the loss of Ronil,” said Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson. “If anyone has any information regarding the identity of the suspect, please contact law enforcement immediately so we can get this cop-killer off the streets.”

Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Raj Singh told KCRA-TV that he knew the Officer Ronil Singh.

“He was living the American dream. He immigrated here from the Fiji islands, just like my parents did, and was definitely enjoying the American dream,” Deputy Raj Singh said. “(He) loved camping. He loved hunting. He loved fishing. He loved his family. He loved visiting them back in Fiji. He loved having his family come over here.”

A resident of northeast Modesto, Ronil Singh is survived by his wife, Anamika, and their 5-month-old son.

The suspect is described as an Hispanic man, heavyset, with close-cropped black hair. He was last seen driving a silver Dodge Ram 1500 extended-cab pickup truck, model year 2002 to 2009. The truck did not have a license plate, but instead had an “AR Auto” sign where the license normally would be.


Views from the Edge contributed to this report.

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