Roll of Honor
Zlatko Nicholi Sintic
Incident
Police Officer Zlatko Sintic was shot and killed as he and other officers approached a fast food restaurant in a Northridge shopping center to answer a silent alarm. The gunman held an employee hostage for 5.5 hours before taking his own life. Officer Sintic was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Sintic gave the Los Angeles Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Zlatko Nicholi Sintic served in the Air Force (1962â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Zlatko Nicholi Sintic is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Zlatko Nicholi Sintic's cause is highlighted.
How Zlatko Nicholi Sintic Compares
Offender Outcome
Committed suicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Zlatko Nicholi Sintic is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Zlatko Nicholi Sintic was killed by handgun; small caliber.
Incident Location
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