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Authorities reported that an armed man suspected of killing a California police officer was illegally in the country. The officer from the small town of Newman, Cape. Ronil Singh was originally from Fiji. (December 27)
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This undated photo provided by the Newman Police Department shows officer Ronil Singh of the Department of Newman police. The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department said Singh was conducting a traffic check early Wednesday when he shouted "shots" on the radio. (Photo: Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department via AP)

California authorities seek a man who killed a policeman on Boxing Day, a manhunt that had provoked Thursday a tweet from President Donald Trump.

Stanislaus County Sheriff Adam Christianson said on Thursday he identified the suspect who killed Newman Corporal Cpl. Ronil Singh, at a roadside check, claiming that the man was living illegally in the United States but was not naming him.

"We will continue relentlessly to prosecute our suspect and bring him to justice so that … this community and this police department," said Christianson. "This suspect is in our country illegally. He does not belong here. He is a criminal. "

On Twitter, Trump associated with the" large-scale human hunt conducted in California for an illegal immigrant accused of killing and killing a police officer "at his call for a security crackdown borders in the form of a partial closure of the government on the fifth day of financing a wall located along the US-Mexican border

"It is time to crack down on border security", said Trump on Twitter. "Build the Wall!"

Newman Police Chief Randy Richardson pleaded in favor of the aid during the search.

"He liked to be a policeman Said Richardson, shaking as the tears ran down. their eyes. "He liked being a husband He loved being a father. "

" My department hurts me. We are fighting for this.

Singh, 33, is the first Newman officer to die in the line of duty, said Christianson. Christianson, born in Fiji, said Singh had immigrated to the United States to pursue a career in the civil service. Singh, who joined the Newman Police Force in 2011, leaves behind his wife and 5-month-old son.

"He will never see his son walking," said Richardson. "He does not hold this little boy in his arms, kiss his wife and tell him good night because a coward killed him."

Early Wednesday morning, Singh intercepted a van without a license plate as part of an investigation into his drunk driving. in Newman, about 100 miles southeast of San Francisco. Singh fought back to try to defend himself, said Christianson, and later died in a local hospital. The suspect fled but the authorities later found the truck.

According to the authorities, surveillance photos taken in a nearby convenience store show the suspect, a heavy man with black hair and wearing a collar, a dark t-shirt and d & # 39; a jacket.

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The San Francisco Police Department in Los Angeles tweeted the photo of the suspect, calling for help from the public and presenting their condolences.

"We want to see this face on Twitter until it is caught – it is the suspect in the senseless assassination of Newman police officer, Ronil Singh," tweeted the Los Angeles Police Department. "You are going to be caught …"

Donations to the Singh Memorial Fund can be made at Sworn Site web of the association of deputies.

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