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Police Officer III Louis Villalobos, Jr. | Los Angeles Police Department, California
Los Angeles Police Department, California

Police Officer III

Louis Villalobos, Jr.

Los Angeles Police Department, California

End of Watch: Friday, March 17, 2000

Biographical Info

Age: 52
Tour of Duty: 29 years
Badge Number: 16237

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Training accident
Date of Incident: March 16, 2000
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Police Officer Louis Villalobos died a day after falling off a catwalk while performing an advanced SWAT training exercise at the United States Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

During the training exercise, Officer Villalobos slipped off of the 10-foot-high catwalk. He sustained serious head injuries and died the next day.

Officer Villalobos was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 29 years and had been a member of the SWAT team for 17 years. He is survived by his parents and four children.