John Arthur Adair

Oxnard Police Department — Oxnard, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch October 7, 1980

Age 31

Badge 18

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 6

Incident

Officer Adair was shot and killed while responding to a domestic dispute. Despite being mortally wounded, Officer Adair, and his partner, were able to return fire and killed the suspect. Officer Adair's wife was on a ride along with him at the time and witnessed the shooting. Officer Adair was survived by his wife and two children. One of his children later became an Oxnard police officer.

Survivors

Officer Adair was survived by his wife and two children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Adair served with the Oxnard Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oxnard community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Adair.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Oxnard Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Oxnard, Ventura County, CA

Platform Identity oxnapd.ventura.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 1980

Age 31

Badge Number 18

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

John Arthur Adair served in the U.S. Army (1968â1971) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer John Arthur Adair 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 Oxnard Police Department, 5 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Oxnard Police Department

of 7 officers

71.4% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious