Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. to be honored at Fresno Co. Peace Officer Memorial
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A memorial ceremony will be held Thursday to honor all the fallen law enforcement officers within Fresno County who died while in the line of duty— including the Selma Police Department’s own, Gonzalo Carrasco Jr.
At noon on Thursday, members of the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office along with members of other local law enforcement agencies will gather at the southwest portion of the Courthouse Park in Downtown Fresno for the 26th Annual Peace Officers Memorial.
The event will include the unveiling of fallen Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr.’s name on the memorial wall. He passed away on Jan. 31, 2023, at the age of 24 after being shot during an attempted contact for suspicious activity in a neighborhood.
The Fresno County Peace Officers’ Memorial Foundation began its plan in 1997 to honor all the peace officers who gave their lives while performing their duties in Fresno County. The names of those memorialized date back to 1889.
To this day, 64 people have been etched into the granite face of the Fresno County Peace Officers Memorial.
