Roll of Honor
Howard Shao Wai Huang
Incident
Park Police Officer Howard Huang was shot and killed when he was ambushed by unknown assailants while sitting in his patrol car in the 12900 block of South Broadway Street. He was working the graveyard shift while assigned to the South Central Region when the suspect(s) opened fire from behind with an AK-47, firing more then 20 rounds at him. The subjects stole his service revolver and his patrol car, which was found abandoned approximately two miles away. Officer Huang had served with the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Police for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Park Police Officer Huang gave the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Police 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alhambra community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Park Police Officer Huang.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Park Police Officer Howard Shao Wai Huang 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Howard Shao Wai Huang's cause is highlighted.
How Howard Shao Wai Huang Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Howard Shao Wai Huang is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Howard Shao Wai Huang was killed by rifle.
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