Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Derrick Connor, Officer Manuel Gutierrez, and Officer David Hofmeyer were killed in an automobile accident while responding to backup detectives making an auto-theft arrest in downtown Los Angeles. The two patrol cars the officers were riding in collided at an intersection. A fourth officer in Officer Hofmeyer's patrol car suffered a broken neck but survived. Officer Connor had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 18 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, son, brother and three sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Connor gave the Los Angeles Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Connor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Derrick Christopher Connor is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derrick Christopher Connor's cause is highlighted.
How Derrick Christopher Connor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derrick Christopher Connor is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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