Trevor Blevins, 36, was a sergeant with the Pismo Beach Police Department who died on December 30, 2018, at his home in Nipomo. The coroner’s report says he was handling a loaded firearm while measuring it for leather to make a holster when it accidentally discharged, striking him in the face. He was taken to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria but did not survive.

The sheriff’s department logged the incident as an accidental shooting; toxicology found no drugs or alcohol. Blevins had served 11 years with the department and formerly worked as a K9 handler until his dog Cannix retired in 2017. Colleagues and community members held a police procession and a private memorial service.

If anyone knew Sgt. Blevins or was in Nipomo that evening and has additional information, please share what you remember.