John Paul Monego, a 33-year-old Alameda County sheriff’s deputy, was killed on December 11, 1998, during a robbery at the Outback Steakhouse in Dublin, California. Monego had responded to a 911 call about an in-progress robbery and was ambushed and shot multiple times by one of three suspects when he arrived. He was pronounced dead at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley shortly after the attack.

The three suspects — Ruben Vasquez, Miguel Sifuentes, and Hai Minh Le — were apprehended after a high-speed chase and crash. All faced charges tied to the robbery and Monego’s killing, including murder, robbery, burglary, and false imprisonment; reports say the shooter, Ruben Vasquez, was later convicted and received life without the possibility of parole. Monego had served nine years with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Department; his wife, Tammy Monego, a California Highway Patrol officer, and their young son Dominic survived him.

Does anyone have memories of Deputy Monego, the Dublin Outback scene that night, or information about the suspects’ movements before the incident?