Barry J. Hoffman
Deputy Sheriff

Barry J. Hoffman

Felonious
End of Watch August 30, 1971
Age 24
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
The Vigil Panel 239 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Barry Hoffman was shot and killed during a struggle with a suspect at 15815 Hawthorne Boulevard. He and his partner were questioning two suspects near a bar in Lawndale when they attempted to flee. A struggle ensued between Deputy Hoffman and one of the suspects, who pulled out a handgun and shot him in the head. Deputy Hoffman's partner shot and killed the suspect. Deputy Hoffman was transported to a local hospital where he died five days later. Deputy Hoffman had been with the agency for just over two years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hoffman gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hoffman.

— 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 August 30, 1971
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Barry is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1971, 168 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 18th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Barry was 24. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Barry had served 2 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Barry J. Hoffman

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch August 30, 1971

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 35-E

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