Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch Tuesday, November 6, 1973
Add to My HeroesGerald Wayne Sawyer
Detective Gerald Sawyer was shot and killed while working in a joint undercover investigation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration. Detective Sawyer was shot by a cocaine trafficker during an attempted robbery of a $144,000 flashroll. The trafficker and an accomplice were arrested at the scene by other officers and charged with first degree murder.
A jury acquitted both suspects on September 28, 1974.
Detective Sawyer had served with the agency for 10 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 32
- Tour 10 years
- Badge 11797
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Acquitted
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