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Darden Hollis

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Darden Hollis

Birth
California, USA
Death
1 Jan 1975 (aged 42)
West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
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Hollis, an on-duty Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was killed in the line of duty when he was shot and killed during a confrontation with an armed suspect at 7832 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood. At the time of his death he lived at 3928 Legion Lane in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.
Darden Hollis was a Deputy for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in California. He was with the Police Force for 15 years when he was killed in the line of duty at age 42. Deputy Hollis was struggling with a man he was trying to arrest on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, when the suspect gained control of the Deputy's Partner's service revolver and shot Deputy Hollis dead. Also wounding two other Deputies. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter instead. He served a short prison sentence. After being released, the ex-convict continued his life of crime. He was sent back to Prison for other crimes. In 2004 the suspect died in prison during an altercation with Correction Officers in Lancaster, California. Deputy Hollis was an Army Veteran and was survived by a wife, parents, and a brother. He was assigned to the West Hollywood Station.
Hollis, an on-duty Deputy Sheriff with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was killed in the line of duty when he was shot and killed during a confrontation with an armed suspect at 7832 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood. At the time of his death he lived at 3928 Legion Lane in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles.
Darden Hollis was a Deputy for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in California. He was with the Police Force for 15 years when he was killed in the line of duty at age 42. Deputy Hollis was struggling with a man he was trying to arrest on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood, when the suspect gained control of the Deputy's Partner's service revolver and shot Deputy Hollis dead. Also wounding two other Deputies. The suspect was arrested and charged with murder. He was found guilty of manslaughter instead. He served a short prison sentence. After being released, the ex-convict continued his life of crime. He was sent back to Prison for other crimes. In 2004 the suspect died in prison during an altercation with Correction Officers in Lancaster, California. Deputy Hollis was an Army Veteran and was survived by a wife, parents, and a brother. He was assigned to the West Hollywood Station.


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  • Created by: Joe Walker
  • Added: Nov 12, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120223395/darden-hollis: accessed ), memorial page for Darden Hollis (2 Apr 1932–1 Jan 1975), Find a Grave Memorial ID 120223395, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Joe Walker (contributor 23317045).