Patrick H. Lyons

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA

Felonious

End of Watch November 30, 1907

Age 30

Tour of Duty 4 mo

The Vigil Panel 22 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 239

Incident

Policeman Lyons was shot and killed by a robbery suspect. Policeman Lyons was shot and killed about 11:05 pm by a highwayman who, with his partner, held up and robbed the Magnolia Winery at No. 1404 Central Ave. Ten minutes earlier, the same men had held up a grocery store at Twelfth Street and Tennessee. In less than two hours the man who did the shooting and his partner were captured and identified. The 19-year-old gunman was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death. On January 25, 1909, he died from injuries he received the previous October when he attempted suicide by jumping from the third tier of the main cell house at San Quentin Prison. His 22-year-old partner was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on April 30, 1917, and died a year later. Policeman Lyons had been a regular member of the police force since August 20, 1907, but before that he served as a special patrolman for some time. He was therefore not inexperienced.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Lyons served with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Lyons.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles Police Department

Location Los Angeles, CA

Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1907

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Died in prison

Policeman Patrick H. Lyons 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 Police Department, 115 of 240 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.9% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles Police Department

115

of 240 officers

47.9% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious