Linda A. Lawrence

Baton Rouge Police Dept. — Baton Rouge, LA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch August 1, 1977

Age 30

Tour of Duty 4 mo

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 26

Incident

Police Officer Linda Lawrence was shot and killed while she and her training officer were at the scene of a residential burglary call at the Broadmoor Plantation Apartments. The officers encountered the suspect in the bedroom of his former girlfriend's apartment. He attacked them with a knife and tire tool. The suspect managed to gain control of Officer Lawrence's service revolver and shot her once in the chest. The training officer struggled with the man for several more minutes before he was able to shoot the suspect fatally. The suspect was shot a total of ten times with .357 caliber rounds before he finally stopped the assault on the officers. Officer Lawrence is the first known female officer to be killed in the line of duty in Louisiana. She was a United States Army Reserve veteran and had served with the Baton Rouge Police Department for only four months.

Survivors

She was survived by her parents.

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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 Lawrence served with the Baton Rouge Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Baton Rouge community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, sister.

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

Agency

Department Baton Rouge Police Dept.

Location Baton Rouge, LA

Platform Identity brpd.ebr.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 1, 1977

Tour of Duty 4 mo

Age 30

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Linda A. Lawrence served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Police Officer Linda A. Lawrence 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Baton Rouge Police Dept., 17 of 27 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this agency's fallen.

Baton Rouge Police Dept.

of 27 officers

63% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious