Sacramento deputy Olivia Turner shares how she turned her pain into purpose [Video]

(FOX40.COM) –South Sacramento native Olivia Turner had no idea that a sorrowful moment in her life would be the catalyst to her career in law enforcement.

In 2013, Turner’s 19-year-old cousin was shot and killed in Sacramento County. Ten days after the fatal event, another cousin, the shooting victim’s older brother, committed suicide. Turner said she was close to both of them.

“I showed up that night and saw the whole crime scene,” Turner said of the shooting. “It hit me hard. It was my first ever loss in my family.”

When officers from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office arrived at the scene, Turner said they did not treat it as ‘just another homicide,’ and they supported her family through their toughest time.

“They cared for us. They asked us how we felt even though my family was out there, and they had an array of emotions going on,” Turner …