Roll of Honor
Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr.
Incident
Supervisory Patrol Agent Lawrence Pierce was killed when he was stabbed in Chula Vista, California, while trying to break up a fight in which another person had just been stabbed. Agent Pierce was a patron in a bar at 421 Telegraph Canyon Road when a man entered and fatally stabbed another patron in the chest. Despite being off duty, Agent Pierce chased the subject to a nearby gas station, where he was also stabbed while attempting to talk the man into dropping the knife. The man was arrested and charged with both murders. He was convicted and sentenced to 39 years to life in prison. He was denied parole in 2024. His next parole hearing will be in 2027. Agent Pierce was a United States Marine Corps veteran and served with the United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three sons.
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- July 23, 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.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Pierce gave the United States Department of Justice 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 15 of 68 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 22.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
39 years to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lawrence B. Pierce, Jr. was killed by edged weapon; knife.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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