Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, August 1, 1977
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 4 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 1, 1977
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Officer Lawrence was shot and killed while she and her training officer were at the scene of a residential burglary call. The officers encountered the suspect in the bedroom of the house and were attacked by him. The suspect managed to gain control of Officer Lawrence's service revolver and shot her once in the chest. Officer Lawrence's FTO struggled with the man for several more minutes before he was able to fatally shoot the suspect. The suspect was shot a total of ten times with .357 caliber rounds before he finally stopped the assault on the officers.
Officer Lawrence is the first known female officer to be killed in the line of duty in Louisiana. She had been with the agency for only four months. She was survived by her parents.