Filberto Henry Cuesta Jr., a 26-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost his life on August 9, 1998. Officer Cuesta was on duty, responding to a disturbance at a large party when he was ambushed. While waiting for backup units in his patrol car, shots were fired from behind the vehicle, and one bullet struck him in the head. Despite his partner's efforts to stop the bleeding with a tourniquet, Officer Cuesta succumbed to his injuries. This incident marked a
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