Riverside County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Tuesday, May 13, 2003
Add to My HeroesBruce Kevin Lee
Deputy Lee was beaten to death with his service baton after responding to a domestic disturbance call on Avenida Velazco Street, in La Quinta, at 0940 hours.
The call involved reports of an emotionally disturbed man attempting to break into his parents' home. Deputy Lee became involved in a struggle with the suspect, and was beaten. Deputy Lee suffered severe head injuries from the attack.
Deputy Lee's backup officer arrived on the scene and found Deputy Lee unconscious. The suspect then began to approach the backup officer with the baton. The suspect refused to drop the baton and was shot and killed. Deputy Lee was transported to Desert Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries approximately two hours later.
Deputy Lee had been employed with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for 22 years.
Bio
- Age 45
- Tour 22 years
- Badge 1088
Incident Details
- Cause Assault
- Weapon Blunt object; Baton
- Offender Shot and killed
Most Recent Reflection
View all 157 ReflectionsBruce was a classmate and friend at Westchester High School in Los Angeles. A great man who elected to serve as a Deputy Sheriff in order to serve and protect. Superb sense of humor and always positive. We will always miss him. Sad loss.
Personal friend
High school classmate
August 14, 2019
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