Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jack Miller succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained the previous day while serving a narcotics search warrant at a home in the 1400 block of West 55th Street. One suspect was killed in the ensuing shootout. A woman and a 17-year-old boy were arrested at the scene and charged with murder. Deputy Miller had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Miller gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jack B. Miller 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 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 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 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. Jack B. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Jack B. Miller Compares
Offender Outcome
search warrant
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jack B. Miller is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jack B. Miller was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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