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Officer

Richard D. Duvall Sr.

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch February 23, 1960

Age 26

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Badge 2683

The Vigil Panel 95 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer Richard Duvall was shot and killed while making a traffic stop for a speeding motorist on Highway 66, half a mile south of U.S. 395. Unbeknownst to Officer Duvall, the driver was an escaped convict who had just robbed a market. As he approached the vehicle, the suspect opened fire. He was found with two bullet wounds, and his gun was still holstered. His patrol car with lights on was still running. The suspect was captured six days later after a gunfight with San Luis Obispo County deputies at a Shell Beach motel. He was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in San Quentin's gas chamber on November 3, 1961. He was suspected to have had an accomplice, but they were never found. Officer Duvall's death resulted in the California Highway Patrol requiring two officers to ride together during the midnight shift. Officer Duval was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for two years. He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter. His son was born over four months after his death. In 2010, a portion of State Highway Route 15 in the city of Victorville was designated as the "CHP Officer Richard D. Duvall Memorial Highway."

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Officer Duvall gave the California Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, 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 California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1960

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 2683

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Richard D. Duvall Sr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Richard D. Duvall 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 97,759 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 California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

of 233 officers

30.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious