In the Line of Duty
Submitted by larry on Sun, 2006-12-03 16:27
Dec. 3, 1907
Los Angeles
Officer Patrick Lyons had been on the force for four months when he was shot in the head while trying to arrest two robbers a little after 11 p.m. at Central Avenue and 14th Street.
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One Question
How is it that Hollywood can spend fifty million a pop on a thriller, and it isn't half as gripping as this story?
Photo of Lyons
There is a photo of Patrolman Lyons on my site, Los Angeles in the 1900s, at www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/SpecialReports/Police/Lyons.html. He was the second LAPD officer killed in the line of duty. The first three LAPD deaths, two of which occurred in 1907 and one in 1908, are listed at www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/SpecialReports/Police/PoliceList.html.
Sincerely,
George Garrigues