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Police Officer

Larry Eugene Walters

Riverside Police Department — Riverside, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch November 13, 1974

Age 31

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 45

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 14

Incident

Police Officer Larry Walters was shot and killed while making a traffic stop at the intersection of 9th Street and Lime Street while on motorcycle duty. As Officer Walters approached the driver's window the suspect inside shot him in the head. Officer Walters' partner returned fire and killed the suspect. Officer Walters had served with the Riverside Police Department for eight years. He was survived by his wife and three children. In October 2007 the city of Riverside named a new baseball field Walters Field in his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Walters gave the Riverside Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Walters.

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

Agency

Department Riverside Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Riverside, Riverside County, CA

Platform Identity rpd.riverside.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 1974

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 31

Badge Number 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Military Service

Larry Eugene Walters served in the U.S. Navy (1961â1964) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Larry Eugene Walters 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 Riverside Police Department, 14 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 93.3% of this agency's fallen.

Riverside Police Department

of 15 officers

93.3% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious