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Police Officer Roy Larson | Moorhead Police Department, Minnesota Moorhead Police Department, Minnesota

Police Officer

Roy Larson

Moorhead Police Department, Minnesota

End of Watch: Saturday, December 6, 1930

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 27

Tour: 1 year

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 12/6/1930

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Sentenced to life

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Officer Larson was shot and killed while chasing a robbery suspect who had been involved in shootouts with two other officers during the chase. Officer Larson encountered the man in some coal sheds on First Avenue North and was shot twice in the head before he had time to draw his gun. The suspect then attempted to kill himself but the bullet proved to not be fatal. The man was arrested and sentenced to life.
Officer Larson had been with the agency for one year and was single.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the seventy-first anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05
December 6, 2011

 

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