Apache Junction police Officer Gabriel Facio's death marked the first of any police officer in 2025 in Arizona.

PHOENIX — A fallen Apache Junction officer was a Mexican immigrant who came to the country with a dream to serve.

There's been an outpouring of support for fallen Apache Junction police officer Gabriel Facio, who was killed in the line of ...

The Apache Junction Police Department announced that Officer Gabriel Facio had died after injuries he sustained in a police ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff to honor Apache Junction police Officer Gabriel Facio who was ...

The Apache Junction Police community and the people it serves are mourning the loss of Officer Gabriel Facio. Donations and ...

Facio, 46, was a husband, grandfather and three-year veteran of the police department, Apache Junction police said. He was shot in the face while responding to reports of a driver brandishing a ...

His son had his own child, making Facio a grandfather, Pooley said. He added that Facio was the first officer to die in the line of duty in Apache Junction. Pooley shared that the Apache Junction ...

He died from those injuries June 8. Facio was a husband, grandfather and three-year veteran of the Apache Junction Police Department. Police Chief Michael Pooley remembered Facio as someone “who ...