A somber anniversary will be remembered across Central California on Wednesday.
The day will mark one year since Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. was killed in the line of duty.
While the Valley honors a hero, a Dinuba police officer and the baby boy who bears part of his father’s name will pay tribute to the man behind the badge.
Maximus Gonzalo Carrasco is moments away from becoming a walking and talking toddler.
He’ll turn one year old next month.
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He’s grown so fast in the months after Action News first met him.
The time has also seemed like an eternity to his mom, Karla Alvarez.
“This last year has been one of the hardest if not the hardest year, just coping with everything and getting back to ‘normal’ it’s not, it’s not easy,” Alvarez explained.
Part of that new normal was returning to work after maternity leave.
Not only did she miss being with the baby, but she had to bravely face putting on her own uniform as a Dinuba Police officer.