Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jonathan Diaz was shot and killed while intervening in a domestic violence incident while off duty.
He was attending a birthday party at a home on Eddy Street, near Carolyn Avenue, in Hanford when another partygoer was violently assaulted by her boyfriend. Officer Diaz was able to move the woman outside to safety and then returned into the home to de-escalate the incident.
The subject who assaulted the woman was an investigator for another local agency. As Officer Diaz re-entered the home the man opened fire, killing Officer Diaz and wounding his own father. The subject then killed himself.
Officer Diaz had served with the Lemoore Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Huron Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by three children, parents, and three siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Diaz gave the Lemoore Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lemoore community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Diaz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Elmer Jonathan Diaz 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 97,775 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 Lemoore Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elmer Jonathan Diaz's cause is highlighted.
How Elmer Jonathan Diaz Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elmer Jonathan Diaz is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elmer Jonathan Diaz was killed by gun; unknown type.
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