Darden Hollis

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — Monterey Park, CA

Veteran → Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch January 1, 1975

Age 42

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 119

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Darden Hollis was shot and killed during a struggle with a man causing a disturbance at 7828 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood at 3:00 a.m. When deputies stopped to investigate a crowd, they approached a man who had broken a window. A scuffle ensued, and the man got a hold of one of the deputy's guns. He shot Deputy Hollis and two other officers. The other two deputies survived their wounds. The suspect was apprehended and charged with murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter and served a short prison service. After being released, he continued a life of crime and was sent back to prison for other crimes. In 2004, the suspect died during a struggle with corrections officers in Lancaster, California. Deputy Hollis was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, assigned to the West Hollywood Station.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and brother.

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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.
Deputy Sheriff Hollis gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 15 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

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 January 1, 1975

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Darden Hollis served in the the United States military (1954â1962) before joining law enforcement.

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Deputy Sheriff Darden Hollis 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 97,772 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 County Sheriff's Department, 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

of 120 officers

48.3% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious