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Raul V. Gama
Deputy Sheriff

Raul V. Gama

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — Monterey Park, CA
Accident
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End of Watch May 1, 2007
Age 43
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 119

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Raul Gama was killed when a vehicle went out of control and drove into the unmarked van he was in at 8:55 a.m.

The deputy was conducting surveillance at the time and was parked near the intersection of Oxnard Street and Rhodes Avenue, in North Hollywood, when the van was struck. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.

The driver was arrested and charged with felony manslaughter.

Deputy Gama had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 20 years. He had earned a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office Medal of Valor for helping rescue a family buried in debris from a runaway train in the city of Commerce in 2003.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, four children, and his mother.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Gama gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gama.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 1, 2007
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Raul is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2007, 94 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 11th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Raul was 43. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Raul had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Raul among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Raul V. Gama

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch May 1, 2007

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-W

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