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.