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Police Officer

James Clark Beyea

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 7, 1988

Age 24

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Badge 25532

The Vigil Panel 133 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 239

Incident

Police Officer James Beyea was shot and killed by a suspect during a foot pursuit. The suspect was able to gain control of Officer Beyea's service weapon and fatally shot him. The suspect was shot and killed a short time later canine officers who had tracked him to the attic of an abandoned house. Officer Beyea was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for nine months.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and sister.

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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.
Police Officer Beyea served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
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 Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA

Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1988

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 24

Badge Number 25532

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

James Clark Beyea served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer James Clark Beyea 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 97,759 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.

Los Angeles Police Department

115

of 240 officers

47.9% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious