GALT, Calif. —

Members of the first responder community gathered outside Lake Canyon Elementary School in Galt on Monday to offer support to the family of a Chowchilla police officer who died in a car crash.

Officer Ray Barrantes was involved in the crash while on duty late Friday, Chowchilla police said. The circumstances of the collision are under investigation.

On Monday, law enforcement and firefighters escorted Barrantes’ son to school outside Lake Canyon Elementary School.

“We consider ourselves more of a family than a department,” said Daniel Denny with Chowchilla police. “We all know each other. We all eat lunch together.”

Barrantes’ wife Jessica Barrantes said the show of support “means so much to us.” This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same c

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