Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Arthur Soo Hoo
- Rank: Police Officer
- Serial Number: 21730
- Division: Operations Central Bureau
- Location: College and Broadway (Ofcr's E/B College, Susp S/B Broadway)
- Date Killed: Saturday, October 29, 1983
- Cause of Death: Traffic Accident
Rememberance
Officer Soo Hoo and Officer William Wong were killed when their police car was struck by a vehicle driven at approximately 85 mph. The occupants in the vehicle were fleeing from a drug deal gone bad. The vehicle ran a red light at the intersection of North Broadway and College Streets and struck the patrol car the officers were in.
Both suspects fled to Mexico where they were arrested by Mexican authorities but released because of the violent drug cartel to which they belonged. The suspects remain at large.
UPDATE:
As of May 2011, the driver suspect was still outstanding and is still believed to be in Mexico. The passenger, Faustino Villareal was arrested in Vacaville in 2003. He plead to a manslaughter charge and is out of prison.
Heroism. Valor. In memoriam.
Every day, the members of the LAPD put their lives on the line. We remember and honor the officers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty who have lost their lives while serving the people of the City of Los Angeles.