Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Thursday, December 6, 1934
Add to My HeroesOtto R. Ellinger
Deputy Sheriff Otto Ellinger was shot and killed by a man who had just shot a woman whom he was infatuated with.
Deputy Ellinger, who also served as a captain with the MGM Studio Police Department through a contract with the sheriff's department, was driving home from a meeting with other peace officers when he saw the woman and a friend near the intersection of Vinton Street and Venice Boulevard, in Culver City. He recognized the women as being employees of MGM Studios and pulled his car over to talk with them.
As they spoke the male subject approached the woman, pulled out a handgun, and shot her without warning, wounded her seriously. Deputy Ellinger exited his vehicle and started struggling with the subject, but was also shot. He was transported Culver City Community Hospital where he died a short time later. The suspect, 60, surrendered to police four days later. He later pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Deputy Ellinger had served with the MGM Police Department for five years.
Bio
- Age 52
- Tour 5 years
- Badge 913
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Guilty of manslaughter
Most Recent Reflection
View all 5 ReflectionsRest in peace Deputy Sheriff Ellinger.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
March 19, 2020
Recent LODD Deaths

Corporal Scotty Canezaro
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: March 26, 2023

Sergeant David Poirrier
Baton Rouge Police Department, LA
EOW: March 26, 2023

Patrolman Joseph Barlow
McAlester Police Department, OK
EOW: March 20, 2023

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy McCain
Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: March 20, 2023

Detective Sergeant Mason Griffith
Hermann Police Department, MO
EOW: March 12, 2023

Master Trooper James R. Bailey
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: March 3, 2023

Police Officer Andres M. Vasquez Lasso
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: March 1, 2023

Correctional Officer Jay Miller
Washington State Department of Corrections, WA
EOW: February 11, 2023

Detention Officer Kenneth Fowler
Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: February 19, 2023