George Aguilar was a Sergeant for the Inglewood Police Department in California. He had been in Law Enforcement for a total of 18 years, 15 of those years with Inglewood. He died in the line of duty at age 46. Sgt. Aguilar was making a felony traffic stop on robbery suspects. He was en route to a training session in an unmarked car when he observed a robbery in progress at a nearby gas station. He followed from a safe distance and called for backup. As he was positioning himself for the traffic stop, the suspect leaned out of the window and fired a round through Sgt. Aguilar's door with a .44 caliber handgun, fatally wounding him. There were a total of five suspects. The shooter later committed suicide, and the other four were apprehended within two days. Sgt. Aguilar was survived by his wife and three children.
George Aguilar was a Sergeant for the Inglewood Police Department in California. He had been in Law Enforcement for a total of 18 years, 15 of those years with Inglewood. He died in the line of duty at age 46. Sgt. Aguilar was making a felony traffic stop on robbery suspects. He was en route to a training session in an unmarked car when he observed a robbery in progress at a nearby gas station. He followed from a safe distance and called for backup. As he was positioning himself for the traffic stop, the suspect leaned out of the window and fired a round through Sgt. Aguilar's door with a .44 caliber handgun, fatally wounding him. There were a total of five suspects. The shooter later committed suicide, and the other four were apprehended within two days. Sgt. Aguilar was survived by his wife and three children.
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