| Deputy Sheriff Lawrence (Mike) Lavieri Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department California End of Watch: Saturday, March 19, 1983 Biographical Info Age: 38 Tour of Duty: 16 years Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Saturday, March 19, 1983 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Sentenced to death Deputy Lavieri was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a gas station to investigate a suspicious person. Deputy Lavieri located the man inside a car and began to question him. During the questioning the suspect opened fire, wounding Deputy Lavieri's partner. Deputy Lavieri then chased the suspect into a home a half a block away where the two exchanged shots. Deputy Lavieri was seriously wounded in the exchange, with a gunshot to the face. Deputy Lavieri was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds.
The suspect was taken into custody after a mob of angry citizens restrained him. The man was convicted of Deputy Lavieri's murder and sentenced to death.
Deputy Lavieri had been with the agency for 16 years. |