Bio & Incident Details
Age: 25
Tour: 3 years
Badge # 002
Military veteran
Cause: Vehicle pursuit
Weapon: Automobile
Offender: Never apprehended
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Officer Byron Riley and Officer Phillip Yourman were killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a purse snatcher.
The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree, killing both officers. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended.
Officer Riley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years. He was survived by his expectant wife.
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