Roll of Honor
David Lance Holguin
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Holguin was shot and killed while assisting a young child who was alone at a bus stop at 3:00 am. Deputy Holguin had just finished his shift and was heading home when he saw the boy by himself at the intersection of Florence and Vinevale Avenues in Bell City. He stopped and called the Bell Police Department, identified himself as an officer, and waited with the boy until local police arrived. As he waited for responding officers, the boy's father arrived, and Deputy Holguin began to admonish him. A passerby saw the argument and approached the two men, not realizing that Deputy Holguin was a law enforcement officer because he was in plain clothes and not displaying a badge. When the passerby attempted to intervene in the argument, he saw Deputy Holguin's firearm and opened fire, fatally wounding him. The citizen who shot Deputy Hoguin was arrested, convicted of second-degree murder, and sentenced to 15 years. Deputy Sheriff Holguin had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his mother and two sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Holguin gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Holguin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Lance Holguin 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 97,756 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 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. David Lance Holguin's cause is highlighted.
How David Lance Holguin Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David Lance Holguin is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David Lance Holguin was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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