David Morales
Coverage of David Morales in the Nexus archive.
- A democratic socialist heads to Brooklyn for campaign funds — for a Rhode Island race
David Morales, a progressive candidate for mayor in Providence, Rhode Island, will hold a fundraiser in Crown Heights on Thursday.
- A Youthful Crop of Politicians Run on Housing, and Their Own Rent
David Morales, 27, a candidate for mayor of Providence, R.I., has made housing central to his pitch for 'a city all our neighbors can afford.'
- Video shows police take down cop killer with armored vehicle after gunman turned neighborhood into war zone
Newly released bodycam and drone footage documents a deadly California standoff in Porterville on April 9 where deputies used an armored BearCat vehicle to neutralize 59-year-old David Morales, who killed Tulare County Deputy Randy Hoppert during an eviction notice service. The video shows the intense firefight and tactical response as Morales fired on law enforcement from inside a home and then from the backyard before being struck multiple times by the armored vehicle.
- California detective killed in ambush while serving eviction suspect barricaded in standoff
A California sheriff’s detective was killed during an ambush while serving an eviction notice on a repeat offender, David Morales, in Porterville. Morales, who had not paid rent for 35 days, opened fire with a high-powered rifle, leading to a standoff and the detective’s death at the hospital.