Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Fernando Arroyos was shot and killed as he took police action when three men attempted to rob him in the 1700 block of East 87th Street.
He and his girlfriend had stopped to look at a house that was for sale and were crossing the street when the three men got out of a vehicle and attempted to rob them at gunpoint. Officer Arroyo directed his girlfriend to safety as the men opened fire on him. He was able to return fire and shot one of the men before being mortally wounded.
Officer Arroyos was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
Three men and one woman, all members or associates of the Florencia 13 gang, were charged federally with violating a federal racketeering statute in connection with Officer Arroyos' murder. The three men pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Two men received 50 years in prison, and the third received 35 years. The female pleaded guilty to one count of violent crime in aid of racketeering and was sentenced to nine years.
Officer Arroyos had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for three years and was assigned to the Olympic Division.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and stepfather.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer II Arroyos gave the Los Angeles Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Arroyos.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Police Officer II Fernando Uriel Arroyos 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 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
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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