Ronald Albert Lariviere

United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service — Roslyn, VA

Felonious

End of Watch December 21, 1988

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Special Agent Ronald Lariviere, Special Agent Daniel O'Connor, and Assistant Deputy Director Michael Bernstein, of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Special Investigations, were killed when a terrorist's bomb destroyed the commercial aircraft they were traveling in while returning to the United States from Europe. A total of 259 people on the plane and 11 people on the ground were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland. The investigation that followed lead to strong sanctions against Libya and the arrest of two Libyan nationals. One suspect was convicted of murder while the second was acquitted. On July 25, 2009, the suspect applied for, and was later granted compassionate release from the United Kingdom, on the basis that he had terminal prostate cancer. On August 20, 2009, he was released from prison and traveled to Libya the same day. He died in Libya in 2012.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Lariviere served with the United States Department of State.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Lariviere.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service

Location Roslyn, VA

Platform Identity usdsdssfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 21, 1988

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Explosives; Bomb

Offender Deceased

Special Agent Ronald Albert Lariviere 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of State - Diplomatic Security Service

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious