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Detective Sergeant

Carl Eugene Wilson

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department — Monterey Park, CA

Felonious

End of Watch January 4, 1973

Age 40

Tour of Duty 17 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 119

Incident

Detective Sergeant Carl Wilson and Deputy Sheriff Donald Schneider were shot and killed when they attempted to apprehend a man who had just murdered two people in the Los Cerritos Shopping Center parking lot. One was a woman, 20, and a man, 27, who was just walking to his car. He shot and critically wounded the woman's 17-year-old sister. The motive was said to be jealousy, but later it was determined the killer did know his victims. The officers went to the man's home at 8251 Flight Avenue in Midway City after a witness was able to provide the license plate number of the fleeing car. They met an Orange County deputy at the home and then attempted to make contact with the suspect. When they went to the front door, the man opened fire with a .45 caliber submachine gun, killing both deputies. The Orange County deputy watching the rear of the home shot and wounded the suspect before taking him into custody. The subject, 23, was convicted of the murders and sentenced to life in prison. He was denied parole on May 13, 2022. His next parole hearing is in May of 2025. He is in the California prison health care hospital in Stockton where he has been since day one. Detective Sergeant Wilson had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for over 17 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Sergeant Wilson gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Sergeant Wilson.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

Type Other

Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA

Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1973

Tour of Duty 17 yrs 6 mo

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Carl is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1973, 171 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 17th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States

Who

Carl was 40. 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. Carl had served 17.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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