Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Wednesday, September 5, 1984
Add to My HeroesDavid Lance Holguin
Deputy Sheriff David Holguin was shot and killed while assisting a young child who was alone at a bus stop at 3:00 am.
Deputy Holguin had just finished his shift and was heading home when he saw the boy by himself at the intersection of Florence and Vinevale Avenues in Bell City. He stopped and called the Bell Police Department, identified himself as an officer, and waited with the boy until local police arrived.
As he waited for responding officers, the boy's father arrived and Deputy Holguin began to admonish him. A passerby saw the argument and approached the two men, not realizing that Deputy Holguin was a law enforcement officer because he was in plainclothes and not displaying a badge. When the passerby attempted to intervene in the argument he saw Deputy Holguin's firearm and opened fire, fatally wounding him.
The citizen who shot Deputy Hoguin was arrested, convicted of second degree murder, and sentenced to 15 years.
Bio
- Age 24
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to 15 years
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