Law enforcement, officials show support for fallen CHP officer
One day after a California Highway Patrol officer was fatally shot in Riverside, law enforcement and officials across the region are extending their support.
Officer Andre Moye, 34, died after a traffic stop turned violent on Monday night. He was reportedly in the process of having 49-year-old Beaumont resident Aaron Luther’s pickup truck towed when Luther pulled out a rifle and began firing on Moye in the area of Box Springs Boulevard and Eastridge Avenue.
Moye was flown in a police helicopter to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley where he was pronounced dead. Luther died at the scene. Two other CHP officers were also transported from the scene for treatment.
Not long after the incident, support began pouring in Moye; here are some of the posts from across the region:
Indio Police Department
Cathedral City Police
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
Thermal Sheriff’s Station
San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
CAL FIRE
Palm Springs Police Officer’s Association
CAL FIRE Riverside
{“url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1161315962550804480″,”author_name”:”CAL FIRE Riverside”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Our thoughts and prayers are with California Highway Patrol / CHP – Riverside and the family & friends of Officer Andre Moye. &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThinBlueLine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ThinBlueLine&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThinRedLine?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#ThinRedLine&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/FirstResponderFamily?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#FirstResponderFamily&#lt;/a&#gt; &#lt;a href=”https://t.co/MjUYbVCRCe”&#gt;pic.twitter.com/MjUYbVCRCe&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/p&#gt;— CAL FIRE Riverside (@CALFIRERRU) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/CALFIRERRU/status/1161315962550804480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;August 13, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}
Palm Springs City Government
Supervisor V. Manuel Perez
CHP Commissioner Warren Stanley
{“url”:”https://twitter.com/CHPCommissioner/status/1161154823481282560″,”author_name”:”Warren Stanley”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/CHPCommissioner”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;I am devastated by the tragedy that unfolded earlier in Riverside. Tonight, I mourn the loss of one of our own, CHP Officer Andre Moye, who was killed during a shootout following a traffic stop. Prayers go out to all, including the responding officers injured in the shooting.&#lt;/p&#gt;— Warren Stanley (@CHPCommissioner) &#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/CHPCommissioner/status/1161154823481282560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;August 13, 2019&#lt;/a&#gt;&#lt;/blockquote&#gt;n&#lt;script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″&#gt;&#lt;/script&#gt;n”,”width”:550,”height”:null,”type”:”rich”,”cache_age”:”3153600000″,”provider_name”:”Twitter”,”provider_url”:”https://twitter.com”,”version”:”1.0″}
Congressman Raul Ruiz
Today, we mourn the loss of California Highway Patrol Officer Andre Moye Jr. My heart goes out to his family, CHP, and the entire law enforcement community. Times like these remind us of the bravery and courage our local law enforcement display every day to provide our children, families, and communities with safety and security.
My thoughts are with the CHP officers who were also involved in this incident—thank you for your bravery and courage.
