Long Beach Fire Captain Dave Rosa, 45, was shot and killed on June 25th, 2018, while responding to a fire alarm with reports of an explosion at Covenant Manor Retirement Home at around 3:49 a.m., in Downtown Long Beach.
Upon arrival at the multi-story building, firefighters discovered windows were blown out and a sprinkler was activated. They extinguished the fire in about 10 minutes and continued searching for victims.
As Captain Rosa called for the paramedics to assess a victim with burns, the 77-year old resident shot Captain Rosa and another Firefighter around 4:08 a.m.