Wife Of SFPD Officer Killed In Las Vegas Massacre

The wife of a San Francisco police officer was among those who were killed in a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas where more than 50 people died.

Our CBS San Francisco affiliate reported, Stacee Etcheber of Novato was attending the festival with her husband, Officer Vinnie Etcheber, when a gunman fired into the crowd from a hotel room at the neighboring Mandalay Bay resort late Sunday night.

“It’s with a heavy heart and deep sorrow, Stacee Etcheber has passed away,” Al Etcheber, Stacee’s brother-in-law, said in a statement posted early Tuesday morning on Facebook. “Please pray for our family during this difficult time. She leaves behind two adoring beautiful children and an amazing husband.”

The San Francisco Police Officers’ Association said in a statement, “Stacee was a wonderful, caring wife, mother, and daughter. She will be terribly missed. Our deepest condolences go out to the entire Etcheber family and our thoughts and prayers are with all those who lost a loved one during this tragic attack.”

According to the SFPOA, Officer Etcheber told his wife to run from the scene while he aided wounded victims.

Stacee Etcheber, who did not have her cellphone and ID with her at the time of the massacre, was unaccounted for through Monday afternoon.

As of early Tuesday morning, 59 people were killed in the shooting. More than 500 people were injured, including a student at Sonoma State University.