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"Officer Down"Assault Weapons and the War on Law EnforcementSection Three: Selected Incidents of Law Enforcement Officers Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001Date: June 12, 1999 Location: Orange County, California Assault Weapon: MAK-90 or SA85 7.62mm rifle On June 12, 1999, Sheriff's Deputy Brad Riches was killed with a MAK-90 or SA85 7.62mm rifle. Deputy Riches was sitting in his patrol car outside a 7-Eleven when his police cruiser was riddled with assault weapon fire. The 7-Eleven clerk said that a customer told him he was carrying an AK-47-style assault rifle to shoot a police officer. Maurice Steksal was convicted on November 19, 2002 of the first-degree murder of Deputy Riches. Jack Leonard, "Thousands Pay Last Respects to Slain Deputy," Los Angeles Times, June 17, 1999; Greg Hardesty, "Laborer Guilty of Deputy's Murder," Orange County Register, November 20, 2002.
Each weapon shown is representative of the brand or model of assault weapon and is not a picture of the specific weapon used in the shooting described in the narrative. Back to "Officer Down" Table of Contents
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