GUILTY CA - San Bernardino PD officer wounded in gunfight, 22 Aug 2014

A San Bernardino policeman remained in a medically induced coma Saturday after he was shot in the head by a man who was then killed by another officer in a shootout, police said.

Gabriel Garcia, 31, was in extremely critical condition at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, police said.

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Garcia is a highly commended, six-year veteran of the department who has spent much of his career on patrol duty and some time on a graffiti task force, police said. His father, Ron Garcia, is a captain with the department.

Gabriel Garcia was shot once in the head and twice in the upper body on Friday, Lt. Richard Lawhead said.

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During a shootout, Garcia's partner fired at least 30 rounds and wounded the gunman, Lawhead said.

The shooter, identified by police as Alex Alvarado, 38, of San Bernardino, died at a hospital.

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“Officer Garcia still critical but continuing to show some positive signs. Please keep him and his family in prayer,” Police Chief Jarrod Burguan wrote in a Twitter message Sunday.

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Alvarado had convictions for assault with a deadly weapon, grand theft and driving under the influence, court records show.

When he was sentenced in January 2009 for a second DUI conviction, Alvarado was fined $130 and ordered to complete an alcohol program for repeat offenders. But court records say he never paid the fine and never submitted proof that he had completed the alcohol program.

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A close friend of one of the men accused of attempted murder in the shooting of San Bernardino police Officer Gabriel Garcia said Thursday, Aug. 28, that Orlando Cruz was inside a nearby house at the time and that the three men charged this week are "scapegoats."

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A Southern California police officer critically wounded during a gun battle last August has finally gone home.

San Bernardino Police Officer Gabriel Garcia left a Pomona rehabilitation facility and has moved into his parents' home, San Bernardino Police Lt. Richard Lawhead said...

By December, Garcia had begun moving and speaking again. Doctors expected it would take six months to a year to fully measure his recovery. "He’s walking with help, and is working on speech and therapy but still has a long road to recovery," Lawhead said.

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San Bernardino police Officer Gabe Garcia, who was shot in the head by a gang member in August of last year, attended a police awards ceremony at headquarters Tuesday morning where he received a purple heart and a police cross from the department for his injuries and heroism.

Garcia, 32, emerged from a coma paralyzed on one side and barely able to talk. But a year later, Garcia’s father Ron, himself a retired captain with the department, said he was proud to see his son having recovered enough to walk up to receive his awards at the ceremony.

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Three men were sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for their role in a police shootout that left one officer critically wounded last year.

Moments before their sentencing, Jonathan Contreras, 20, Orlando Cruz, 24, and Gonzalo Medina, 23, pleaded guilty to assault with a weapon on a police officer and furnishing a firearm, prosecutors said.

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