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Police Officer Leroy Joseph LaFleur, Sr. | Miami Police Department, Florida Miami Police Department, Florida

Police Officer

Leroy Joseph LaFleur, Sr.

Miami Police Department, Florida

End of Watch: Friday, February 16, 1951

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 26

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 2/16/1951

Weapon: Handgun; .25 caliber

Suspect: Never apprehended

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Officer LaFleur was shot and killed after surprising a man who was sleeping in a parked truck near N.W. 3rd Avenue and 14th Street. Officer LaFleur's partner took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect fled the scene and was never apprehended.

Officer LaFleaur was a WWII U.S. Army veteran and was survived by his wife and four sons.

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Time does not heal the pain in the hearts of those left behind, but may they know that we have not forgotten their hero, and you sir are a hero. Continue to rest in peace.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02
Union County SO, Lake Butler, FL

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February 16, 2011

 

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