Long Beach Police Department, California
End of Watch Sunday, August 15, 1965
Add to My HeroesRichard R. LeFebvre
Officer Richard LeFebvre was shot and killed while working a civil disturbance call on California Avenue (modern day Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard).
The Watts Riots had spilled over to Long Beach. Officers responded to the area of California Avenue and New York Avenue regarding subjects throwing bricks at passing cars. A police officers gun was discharged during a scuffle, and struck Officer LeFebvre, killing him.
Bio
- Age 23
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Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
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