On the Day after Christmas, An illegal immigrant, Gustavo Perez Arriaga, alias Paulo Virgen Mendoza, 32, a Mexican national, shot and killed police officer from Stanislaus County, California, complaint alleges
Man suspected of killing California police officer Ronil charged with murder The man accused of shooting and killing a Northern California police officer the day after Christmas has been charged with murder, according to court documents. The criminal complaint filed in Stanislaus County for suspect Gustavo Perez Arriaga, 32, a Mexican national, alleges that Arriaga "should have known" that Police Cpl. Ronil Singh was a "sworn police officer acting in the performance of his duties" and therefore "acted intentionally, deliberately and with premeditation." (MORE: Suspected killer of California officer Ronil Singh had 7 alleged accomplices: Officials) Singh, 33, was killed on Dec. 26 just before 1 a.m. after he pulled Ariaga over in his a gray Dodge Ram pickup truck because he believed he was under the influence of alcohol, authorities said. Arriaga, an undocumented immigrant, was arrested Friday and placed in Singh's handcuffs afte...