SANTAQUIN, Utah (ABC4) — Many across Utah are mourning the loss of Officer Eric Estrada and Sergeant Lee Sorensen, who were shot and killed in the line of action. For Kinda Hooser, the wife of late Sergeant Bill Hooser, this tragedy hits especially close to home.

Kinda Hooser woke up on August 18, 2025, and learned that two Tremonton officers were killed in the line of duty. Officer Eric Estrada and Sergeant Lee Sorensen had been fatally shot while responding to a domestic disturbance the night before.

"It's all too familiar for me," Kinda told ABC4.com, "I just dealt with this fifteen months ago." Indeed, Kinda knows what it is like to lose a loved one in the line of duty, as her husband was killed while working for the Santaquin Police Department.

On May 5, 2024, Sergeant Bill Hooser

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