Roll of Honor
Charles Dean Heim
Incident
Officer Charles Heim succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while participating in a narcotics investigation. The suspect committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was simultaneously shot by a SWAT team member. Officer Heim was a U.S Army veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Heim gave the Los Angeles Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charles Dean Heim served in the U.S. Army (1980â1983) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Charles Dean Heim is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Dean Heim's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Dean Heim Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Dean Heim is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charles Dean Heim was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Charles Dean Heim served in the U.S. Army (1980–1983) before joining law enforcement.
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