Kevin Alexis Sandoval
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Police Officer

Kevin Alexis Sandoval

South Pasadena Police Department — South Pasadena, CA
Cardiac
End of Watch June 14, 2011
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Kevin Sandoval suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in departmental training at the Burro Canyon Shooting Park at 2:00 pm.

Officers from the South Pasadena Police Department and the Pasadena Police Department were conducting a multi-agency training scenario when he collapsed near the firing range. Several officers who were cross-trained as paramedics immediately provided medical attention to him before he was flown to the Foothill Presbyterian Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Sandoval had served as a sworn officer with the South Pasadena Police Department for two years and had previously served as a cadet for 18 months.

Survivors

His is survived by his parents and sister.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sandoval gave the South Pasadena Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the South Pasadena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sandoval.

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

Agency

Location South Pasadena, CA
Platform Identity sppd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 2011
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer Kevin Alexis Sandoval is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 52 of 1,837 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At South Pasadena Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

South Pasadena Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
CA — Statewide
52
of 1,837 officers
2.8% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Alexis Sandoval's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kevin Alexis Sandoval Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Alexis Sandoval is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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