A number of San Diego law enforcement agencies joined together last weekend to hold a car wash fundraiser to help raise money for a slain Escondido Police officer's family.

The officer was murdered several weeks ago by her husband in what appears to be a domestic violence incident.  Although the woman had only been with the Escondido PD for a short period of time, her supervisors said she was quickly becoming a leader among her peers.

Officer Laura leaves behind a small daughter.  Her husband, Freddy Rodas, has since been booked into an area jail where he's being held on murder charges.  Bail bonds information was not immediately available.

All the money raised at the event will benefit the child she left behind and will be used toward college savings, activities and clothes.

One Chula Vista PD officer said coming together to help the woman's family was the natural thing to do because law enforcement takes care of their own.

Colleagues of the slain officer said she will be remembered as having a great deal of compassion and a strong love of her job and her peers.

Additional fundraisers will be held in the near future, they said.

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