Kenneth D. Ell
Deputy Sheriff

Kenneth D. Ell

Accident
End of Watch January 19, 1982
Age 36
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
The Vigil Panel 125 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth Ell was inadvertently shot and killed by his partner during a confrontation with an armed subject at 1521 W 102nd Street. When the suspect produced a handgun, Deputy Ell's partner opened fire. The bullet struck a solid object, splintered, and a fragment struck Deputy Ell once in the head. The armed subject was a convicted felon. Deputy Ell had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Ell gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ell.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 19, 1982
Tour of Duty 14 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Kenneth is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1982, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kenneth was 36. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Kenneth had served 14 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Kenneth D. Ell

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch January 19, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-E

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