Deputy Sheriff David Lance Holguin
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 5, 1984

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 5, 1984
Weapon Used: Handgun; .45 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 15 years

Deputy Holguin was shot and killed while assisting a young child who was along at a bus stop. Deputy Holguin had just finished his shift and was heading home when he saw the boy by himself at the intersection of Florence Avenue and Vinevale Avenue in Bell City. He stopped and called the Bell Police Department, identified himself as an officer, and waited with the boy until local police arrived. While he waited the boy's father, a heroin addict, arrived and shot Deputy Holguin in the face with a .45 caliber handgun. The suspect was apprehended, convicted of second degree murder, and sentenced to 15 years.