Community Mourns as Apache Junction Officer Gabriel Facio Succumbs to Injuries After Heroic Duty
Apache Junction, Arizona — A local police officer passed away on June 8 after spending nearly a week in the hospital due to injuries sustained in a shooting incident. Officer Gabriel Facio, 46, was shot on June 2 while responding to reports of a man wielding a firearm, later identified as 37-year-old Roger Nunez. In the course of their encounter, officers engaged in a shootout with Nunez, resulting in injuries to both Facio and the …