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Officers Killed in the Line of Duty
Paul T. Lee
- Rank: Detective Lieutenant
- Serial Number: Unknown
- Division: Detective Bureau
- Location: 1296 Wilshire
- Date Killed: Tuesday, December 20, 1932
- Cause of Death: Shot by a Robbery Suspect
Rememberance
Lieutenant Lee was shot and killed by a robbery suspect.
Lieutenant Lee and another officer went to a apartment to question a woman as to the whereabouts of a wanted man. Another man who was in the apartment, an ex-convict wanted for several robberies, apparently thought the officers were after him and opened fire as soon as the door was opened. The suspect escaped in his vehicle.
On Febuary 4, 1933, the suspect and his partner were killed in a gun battle with police in Los Angeles.
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.