Fernando Uriel Arroyos
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Police Officer II

Fernando Uriel Arroyos

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Felonious
End of Watch January 10, 2022
Age 27
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Fernando Arroyos was shot and killed as he took police action when three men attempted to rob him in the 1700 block of East 87th Street.

He and his girlfriend had stopped to look at a house that was for sale and were crossing the street when the three men got out of a vehicle and attempted to rob them at gunpoint. Officer Arroyo directed his girlfriend to safety as the men opened fire on him. He was able to return fire and shot one of the men before being mortally wounded.

Officer Arroyos was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Three men and one woman, all members or associates of the Florencia 13 gang, were charged federally with violating a federal racketeering statute in connection with Officer Arroyos' murder. The three men pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Two men received 50 years in prison, and the third received 35 years. The female pleaded guilty to one count of violent crime in aid of racketeering and was sentenced to nine years.

Officer Arroyos had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for three years and was assigned to the Olympic Division.

Survivors

He is survived by his mother and stepfather.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer II Arroyos gave the Los Angeles Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Arroyos.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 2022
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Fernando 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 2022, 79 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 86th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Fernando was 27. 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. Fernando had served 3 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%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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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 gun; unknown type, in 9.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Los Angeles Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Fernando among them.

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Where

Police Officer II Fernando Uriel Arroyos

Los Angeles Police Department · End of Watch January 10, 2022

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-W

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