LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Long Beach's firefighter training center has been renamed in honor of Capt. David Rosa, who was fatally shot while responding to an explosion and fire at a senior living facility one year ago.
Rosa, 45, worked at the facility for years helping hundreds of new firefighters prepare for the job. Family and friends attended Tuesday's naming ceremony.
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He was killed when he and other firefighters responded to the 11-story Covenant Manor in the 600 block of East 4th Street in the downtown area.
After extinguishing the blaze, firefighters searched the building and a gunman opened fire.
Rosa died at a hospital.
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The 17-year veteran was married with two sons ages 16 and 25.
A 77-year-old suspect identified as Thomas Kim was arrested in the shooting. Kim, a resident of the building, later died in August 2018 from a medical condition at USC Medical Center.