Gary Orville Elkins served in the U.S. Navy for 8 years and 11 months. Gary served during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
Officer Elkins was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to an unknown trouble call at a home on Easy Avenue. He was shot while he walked to the front door of the residence by a mentally disturbed person. In an hour long gun battle that followed, police shot and killed the suspect. Officer Elkins had served with the agency for 10 years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Elkins gave the Long Beach Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Long Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Elkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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