Louis Carl Wallace
Deputy Sheriff

Louis Carl Wallace

Felonious
End of Watch December 8, 1970
Age 29
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Louis Wallace was shot and killed after he and his partner stopped a suspicious person in a stolen vehicle near 713 S. Long Beach Boulevard in Compton. As they were patting the suspect down over the hood of their cruiser the man suddenly produced a .32 caliber handgun from the crotch area of his pants and opened fire, striking Deputy Wallace, and striking his partner in the knee. Despite being mortally wounded, Deputy Wallace was able to return fire and kill the suspect. He told responding deputies to transport his wounded partner to the hospital first. Deputy Wallace died while en route to the hospital. Deputy Wallace had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his 3-year-old daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wallace gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wallace.

— 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 December 8, 1970
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Louis is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1970, 138 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 29th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Louis was 29. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Louis had served 5 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

December holds 9.4% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 13.4%.

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, Louis among them.

Across the years
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Where

Deputy Sheriff Louis Carl Wallace

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch December 8, 1970

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-W

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