| Deputy Sheriff Constance Ellen Worland Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department California End of Watch: Saturday, May 2, 1981 Biographical Info Age: 39 Tour of Duty: 4 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Date of Incident: Saturday, May 2, 1981 Weapon Used: Officer's shotgun Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Worland was accidentally shot and killed by her partner following a call involving a man with a gun in a high-crime area. After arriving at the scene the deputies were told that the suspects had gone to another area of the housing complex. As the deputies got back into their patrol car the shotgun discharged as it was being placed into the shotgun mount. The blast struck Deputy Worland in the side.
Deputy Worland had been with the agency for four years and was assigned to Carson Station. |