A growing memorial outside the Honduran Consulate Office in DeKalb County honors the sacrifice of Jesus Loera, a security guard who was shot and killed while protecting people from a gunman trying to enter the building.
“It’s really sad the way he went out, but I’m very happy that he saved a bunch of lives from being taken that day,” Josue Valdez, one of the mourners who added flowers to the memorial, told Channel 2′s Matt Johnson .
Loera, originally from Mexico, died during the attack, which occurred around 2:30 p.m. in front of the consulate. Doraville police arrested 32-year-old Jose Emanuel Olmo-Rosado on Monday and charged him with murder and two counts of aggravated assault.
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According to the police report, a witness saw Olmo-Rosado trying to push into the Consulate when Loera sprayed pepper spray. That’s when the witness says Olmo-Rosado shot Loera four or five times in the chest.
Police said Olmo-Rosado attempted to flee the scene after the double shooting, which also left another person injured. A motive for the attack has not been released.