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Rosario would later play a key role in beefing up officers’ weaponry and training to stop violent criminals.
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“As police officers, we don’t have wind tunnels or expensive laboratories. We’ve learned, unfortunately, out on the street, and we pay for it in blood and sometimes our lives,” he said.
After the McDonald’s massacre, other cities sought advice from San Diego on how to develop tactical teams. Now, such elite units are part of most larger departments across the country.