# Eric Estrada, Utah cop, killed on duty **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256 "2025-08-19T04:25:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/1 "2025-08-19T04:25:24Z")
_I’m posting it here just because of the cop’s name._ [Eric Estrada killed in Utah.](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/2-officers-killed-third-wounded-144144474.html) > Two police officers responding to a domestic disturbance call were shot and killed in Utah, and a man was taken into custody after bystanders persuaded him to drop the gun, authorities said Monday. > > The officers were identified as Sgt. Lee Sorensen, 56, and Officer Eric Estrada, 31, of the Tremonton-Garland Police Department. > > A sheriff’s deputy and a police dog also were shot and wounded in their car as they arrived to help at a neighborhood in Tremonton on Sunday night. The deputy from Box Elder County was released from the hospital Monday and the dog was hospitalized in fair condition, police said. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/2 "2025-08-19T04:33:25Z")
I wonder how much easier it would be to get domestic violence gun legislation passed if they knew the statistical relationship between domestic violence and shooting cops. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/3 "2025-08-19T05:15:51Z")
Probably still pretty difficult given the relationship between law enforcement and perpetrators of domestic violence. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/4 "2025-08-19T05:21:15Z")
Yeah, but the people to convince would be legislators and the general public, not cops. Admittedly we have gotten some traction with this in my state, but it’s always controversial when it shouldn’t be. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/5 "2025-08-19T05:23:50Z")
> [@Monty](#): > > _I’m posting it here just because of the cop’s name._ Maybe I’m missing something, but what is unique about the name “Eric Estrada?” Edit: Nvm, some actor had the same name? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/6 "2025-08-19T05:33:01Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Edit: Nvm, some actor had the same name? An actor, who is mostly known for playing a cop (on the TV series _CHiPs_), though his name is spelled slightly differently (he’s an Erik). ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/7 "2025-08-19T05:57:35Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I wonder how much easier it would be to get domestic violence gun legislation passed if they knew the statistical relationship between domestic violence and shooting cops. What kind of legislation are you seeking? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/8 "2025-08-19T11:03:09Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Maybe I’m missing something, but what is unique about the name “Eric Estrada?” I guess that’s one for the “You’d think everyone would know about” thread. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/9 "2025-08-19T15:00:51Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > [@Velocity](#): > > > > Edit: Nvm, some actor had the same name? > > An actor, who is mostly known for playing a cop (on the TV series _CHiPs_), Now known for shilling for car warranty company Car Shield. ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-estrada-utah-cop-killed-on-duty/1022256/10 "2025-08-19T15:18:52Z")
And in the 90’s for “losing 20 pounds with reduce-fat-fast” (as we were told in lots of late hour cable programming)