In the Line of Duty 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. There Larry Harnish See author's posts
There is a photo of Patrolman Lyons on my site, Los Angeles in the 1900s, at https://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 https://www.ulwaf.com/LA-1900s/SpecialReports/Police/PoliceList.html. Sincerely, George Garrigues Log in to Reply
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Sincerely,
George Garrigues