The Alhambra community gathered to honor a police officer who was killed in the line of duty last week when a high-speed pursuit ended in a deadly crash.

Officer Alec Sanders, 28, died on Thursday, Nov. 20, when he was trying to join an ongoing pursuit of a stolen car near the intersection of Valley Boulevard and Edgewood Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol. The suspect's car collided with Sanders' cruiser, injuring the officer and ejecting a woman who was a passenger in the allegedly stolen car.

Sanders was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead despite the attempts of a world-renowned trauma surgeon, according to the Los Angeles County Health Department.

Friends and family gathered to remember their beloved colleague and loved one.

"Thank you for

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