August 27th 2021 – Statement from @sheriffbianco :
It is with great sadness that I announce the death of Hunter Lopez, the son of two of our Department members, Captain Herman Lopez and Deputy Alicia Lopez.
Hunter also served our Department as an Explorer from September 2014 through August 2017 at our Palm Desert Station. Hunter graduated from La Quinta High School in 2017.
On September 5, 2017, Hunter joined the United States Marine Corps and was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines.
Hunter, who was 22 years old at the time of his death, planned on following his parent’s footsteps and becoming a Riverside County Sheriff’s Deputy after returning home from his current deployment.
Hunter, thank you for your service to our community and our country. My thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Sheriff Chad Bianco
