OFFICER DOWN: Corporal Ronil Singh, Newman Police Department, California
Thursday, December 27, 2018
Corporal Ronil Singh
Newman Police Department, California
End of Watch Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Corporal Ronil Singh, age 33 was shot and killed while conducting a vehicle stop at the intersection of Merced Street and Eucalyptus Avenue shortly before 1:00 am.
Approximately three minutes after initiating the stop he radioed dispatch that shots had been fired. Responding officers found Corporal Singh at the scene suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
The subject he stopped fled the scene and remains at large.
Corporal Singh had served with the Newman Police Department for seven years. He had previously served with the Merced County Sheriff’s Office and the Turlock Police Department.
CONTACT
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Randy Richardson
Newman Police Department
1200 Main Street
Newman, CA 95360
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