Lemoyne Anthony Hazard

Inyo County Sheriff's Office — Independence, CA

Felonious

End of Watch January 11, 1925

Age 44

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Hazard was shot and killed after he and a Federal Indian agent responded to an encampment north of Bishop to investigate reports of a man running amuck with a shotgun. Upon arrival they were met by the suspect who opened fire wounding both, the agent seriously. As Deputy Hazard fell to the ground he managed to return fire hitting the suspect twice. The suspect shot him again and then approached him and struck him in the head with the butt of the shotgun, crushing his skull.

The suspect, 25, was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on March 19, 1943.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hazard served with the Inyo County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Independence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hazard.

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

Agency

Department Inyo County Sheriff's Office

Location Independence, CA

Platform Identity icso.inyo.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 11, 1925

Age 44

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Deputy Sheriff Lemoyne Anthony Hazard 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 Inyo County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Inyo County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious