Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John Robinson was stabbed to death while conducting checks in the Department of Public Services office at 813 E 4th Place, in downtown Los Angeles.
He was checking one of the restrooms when he was attacked by two welfare recipients and stabbed twice. He was able to shoot one of the men while the other fled.
Officer Robinson succumbed to his wounds as he was being transported to a local hospital. He was slain the day before his 55th birthday.
Officer Robinson had served in law enforcement for 33 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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Tributes
33 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Robinson gave the Los Angeles County Safety Police 33 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Downey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Robinson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John Wyndell Robinson Sr. 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 County Safety Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Wyndell Robinson Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How John Wyndell Robinson Sr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. John Wyndell Robinson Sr. is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. John Wyndell Robinson Sr. was killed by edged weapon.
Incident Location
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