AP: Brother identifies man accused of killing Sacramento officer

The brother of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Sacramento police officer says he has a history of domestic violence and drug abuse and has been in and out of jail for years.

Orlando Ramos told The Associated Press that he learned Thursday his 45-year-old brother Adel Sambrano Ramos was arrested in the killing of 26-year-old Officer Tara O’Sullivan.

He says Adel Ramos has been estranged from the family for years and has convictions that include driving under the influence, drug charges and domestic violence.

The Sacramento Bee reports Adel Ramos was booked into the county jail just before 6 a.m. on one count of murder.

Orlando Ramos says he’s heartbroken at the pain his mother is going through and for the police officer and her family.

He says he hopes his older brother “spends the rest of his life in prison.