Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Evans was shot and killed while he and his partner questioned a burglary suspect near Willow Street and Pine Avenue. He was pronounced dead upon arrival to Seaside Hospital. The suspect, 26, an ex-convict paroled from San Quentin three months earlier, was apprehended five hours later. Ironically Patrolman Evans had a brush with death two nights earlier during a high speed chase. When the fleeing car hit another car he was forced to swing sharply into a concrete wall demolishing his cruiser. The suspect had spent all of his adult life in prison, having served 9 years for armed robbery and burglary. On November 17, 1949, he was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled in 1973.
Survivors
Patrolman Evans was survived by his wife and two children, 6 and 2.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Evans gave the Long Beach Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Evans.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Marlin L. Evans 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 Long Beach Police Department, 13 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 46.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Marlin L. Evans's cause is highlighted.
How Marlin L. Evans Compares
Offender Outcome
Paroled in 1973
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Marlin L. Evans is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Marlin L. Evans was killed by gun; unknown type.
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