Roll of Honor
Larrell Kent Smith
Incident
Sergeant Larrell Smith was shot and killed during a SWAT raid while serving a search warrant at 3450 Robinette Avenue in Baldwin Park. He was the third man on the team making an entry through a window. As the team entered, the suspect, who was flanking the team, opened fire and struck Sergeant Smith in the head. Other team members returned fire and killed the subject. Sergeant Smith was transported to the Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Sergeant Smith had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, one son, and parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Smith gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Larrell Kent Smith served in the U.S. Army (1964â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Larrell Kent Smith 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 Sheriff's Department, 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larrell Kent Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Larrell Kent Smith Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larrell Kent Smith was killed by gun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Larrell Kent Smith served in the U.S. Army (1964–1966) before joining law enforcement.
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