Deputy Sheriff Louis Carl Wallace, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

Deputy Sheriff

Louis Carl Wallace

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California

End of Watch: Tuesday, December 8, 1970

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 29

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 12/8/1970

Weapon: Handgun; .32 caliber

Suspect: Shot and killed

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Deputy Wallace was shot and killed after he and his partner made a stop of a suspicious person. As they were patting the suspect down over the hood of their cruiser the man suddenly produced a .32 caliber handgun from the crotch-area of his pants and opened fire, striking Deputy Wallace and his partner in the knee.

Despite being mortally wounded, Deputy Wallace was able to return fire and kill the suspect.

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We all sat togethger in the small briefing room at FPK that night, joking around and filled with the energy of young men, believing we were invicible. With the influx of cadets from the academy the sgt. made some last minutes changes to the schedule, taking my trainee, Al Smith, and assiigning him to work with Lou Wallace. Little did we know that less then 3 hrs later life would never be the same for any of us. Life is short. Lou gave his all.
I went home that morning and watched my kids as they slept and thanked God for men like Lou who are willing to pay the ultimate price to ensure the safety of all our children.

ex-deputy sheriff david sheets
laso fpk
February 12, 2012

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Louis Carl Wallace

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