It was a solemn ceremony on Wednesday, marking one year since Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr. was killed in the line of duty.
The department unveiled a monument that will serve as a permanent tribute to his life and legacy.
It’s one year without Carrasco Jr’s warm smile. One year without his comforting hugs. One year without his touching words.
But to his family, it feels like yesterday.
“I feel that my son is always going to be with me and he’s never going to go,” Officer Carrasco’s dad, Gonzalo Carrasco Sr. said. “I’m never going to feel that he’s not with me in my life, but he will be in my heart. When this happens, I feel like he hugs me and he is around everybody.”
Selma Police Officer Gonzalo Carrasco Jr.’s dad was in tears as he reflected on one year without his son.
“Personally I feel like it happened yesterday. It’s a feeling that I hope is never going to go away because I get the feelings every day,” his father said through tears.
The 24-year-old was shot to death after a homeowner flagged him down to report a suspicious person on her property.