Deputy Dennis Wallace of Stanislaus County near Modesto, California was shot and killed Sunday morning while checking a suspicious vehicle.
Sheriff's deputy dies after being shot twice in the head at point-blank range after approaching carjacker in stolen vehicle
Deputy Dennis Wallace of Stanislaus County near Modesto, California was shot and killed Sunday morning
Police say Wallace was shot twice in the head, execution-style
The well-liked officer was checking out a stolen vehicle parked near a fishing lake in Hughson
He called for back-up but was mortally wounded by the time it arrived
Wallace had sued to get his job back after being sidelined with a knee injury for two years
Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department Deputy Dennis Wallace was shot and killed Sunday, outside the city of Hughson, California, while checking on a suspicious car
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Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department Deputy Dennis Wallace was shot and killed Sunday, outside the city of Hughson, California, while checking on a suspicious car
A sheriff's deputy has been killed in an 'execution-style' shooting.
Deputy Dennis Wallace, who was married with children, was shot at point-blank range as he checked a suspicious car in Hughson, California, on Sunday morning.
David Machado, 36, has been arrested in connection with the 20-year Stanislaus County veteran's slaying.
Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said: 'He was executed.
'We believe that Deputy Wallace was killed outside of the car, and we know for a fact that the gun used in this crime was in direct contact with his head when the trigger was pulled twice.'
Dispatch told Wallace the car was stolen, which prompted the deputy to request backup.
A second deputy arrived and found him wounded. He was taken to a hospital, where he died, the department said.
Wallace, with wife Mercedes, was known as a family man who was well-respected in the community
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Wallace, with wife Mercedes, was known as a family man who was well-respected in the community
Machado abandoned the stolen van and carjacked a 2009 white Kia Rio in the nearby city of Keyes, police said.
David Machado, 36, seen in an undated photo provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputy Dennis Wallace
David Machado, 36, seen in an undated photo provided by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is the suspect in the fatal shooting of a Stanislaus County Sheriff's deputy Dennis Wallace
Police in Tulare County arrested Machado later Sunday, the department said.
'He is a known criminal,' Christianson said, but did not elaborate on his criminal record.
Wallace, 53, lived and worked in Hughson, where he was involved in youth soccer, refereeing football and serving as a liaison between schools and law enforcement.
He was married to Mercedes Wallace and had children.
'He wasn't just assigned to Hughson; he's a fixture in Hughson. He was so well-loved,' Stanislaus County Supervisor Vito Chiesa, who also lives in Hughson, told the Modesto Bee.
Wallace is the fifth law enforcement officer in California to die in the line of duty in the last five weeks.
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