Leroy Joseph LaFleur, Sr.

Miami Police Department — Miami, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 16, 1951

Age 26

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 38

Incident

Police Officer Leroy LaFleur was shot and killed after surprising a man who was sleeping in a parked truck near NW 3rd Avenue and NW 14th Street. His partner took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect fled the scene and was never apprehended. Officer LaFleur was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four sons.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer LaFleur served with the Miami Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Miami Police Department

Location Miami, FL

Platform Identity mpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 16, 1951

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .25 caliber

Offender Never apprehended

Military Service

Leroy Joseph LaFleur, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Leroy Joseph LaFleur, Sr. 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Miami Police Department, 20 of 39 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.3% of this agency's fallen.

Miami Police Department

of 39 officers

51.3% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious