Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch: Saturday, October 22, 1994
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: 24265
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 21, 1994
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide
Officer Charles Heim succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while participating in a narcotics investigation.
The suspect committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was simultaneously shot by a SWAT team member.
Officer Heim was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his expectant wife.