Montebello police officer from Downey found dead in possible suicide

DOWNEY — A Downey man who worked as a Montebello police officer died Sunday morning in a shooting incident at the Montebello Police Department.

Authorities said the 41-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound in the station’s locker room. Investigators are working to determine if the shooting was accidental or suicide.

The man’s name has not been publicly released.

Officials said the man was sworn-in as a Montebello police officer last year.