Four Orange County sheriff’s deputies are grateful to be alive.
They sprang to action when the Route 91 Harvest Festival ended in gunfire on Oct. 1 — running back into the venue, herding people to safety and helping local authorities. One of the deputies, who served two tours as a Marine in Afghanistan, was shot in the leg and abdomen as he rendered aid.
Now at home recovering, and on the hook for their own medical expenses, time off and bills, the four deputies have been denied worker’s compensation.
And they are looking to the courts to clarify the state’s existing labor code.
“They look at this as yeah, it’s an issue, and we need to fix it,” said Tom Dominguez, president of the Association of Orange County Deputy Sheriffs. “But we understand that there’s nothing compared to what these families are going through.”
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