Procession Honors Reminiscence of Slain Alameda County Sheriff’s Recruit David Nguyen – CBS San Francisco
OAKLAND (CBS SF) — The Alameda County Sheriff’s Department held a procession Friday afternoon to honor the memory of the deputy recruit who was killed in a freeway shootout in Oakland earlier this month.
Chopper 5 flew overhead while the body of recruit David Nguyen was being transported from the Alameda County Coroner’s Office to a funeral home in Colma.
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The Alameda County Sheriff’s Office also released information about the procession on its Twitter account, noting that Nguyen’s family was present.
Today our command staff honored Sheriff Recruit David Nguyen and supported his family as he was transported to a Colma morgue by our Coroner’s Bureau in the city of Oakland. Services for Recruit Nguyen will be held on Monday, January 24, 2022. Further information follows. pic.twitter.com/zWwDYsBUeu
— Alameda County Sheriff (@ACSOSheriffs) January 14, 2022
Authorities identified Nguyen on the highway the day after the deadly shooting. The fatal incident, which claimed Nguyen’s life, occurred late afternoon on January 4 on the westbound approach to the Bay Bridge.
Nguyen was escorted to his home in San Francisco after a day of training with the 172nd Academy class. He was driving his car — a black Prius — on the westbound I-580 connecting ramp to westbound I-80 in Oakland around 4:30 p.m. when he was shot by an unknown assailant.
The car veered to the left and crashed into a guardrail. First responders saw that Nguyen, the driver and only occupant of the vehicle, had been shot.
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Nguyen was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland where he succumbed to his injuries, the CHP said.
Although he was not initially identified, the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Tuesday night that the man killed was a young academy recruit.
The Alameda County Sheriff’s Charity Foundation opened an account with the Police Credit Union in Nguyen’s honor. All donations go to his family to help at this critical time of need. Donations can be made in person at a local Police Credit Union branch or by mail using the following account information:
The Police Credit Union
Alameda County Sheriff’s Charitable Foundation
In memory of David Nguyen
2550 Irving St
San Francisco, CA 94122
The sheriff’s office said services for Nguyen will be held on Monday, January 24.
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The Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Association has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for Nguyen’s death.
