Sergeant, United States Army
Deputy, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Mike Lavieri was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a gas station to investigate a suspicious person. Deputy Lavieri located the man inside a car and began to question him. During the questioning the suspect opened fire, wounding Deputy Lavieri's partner. Deputy Lavieri then chased the suspect into a home a half a block away where the two exchanged shots. Deputy Lavieri was seriously wounded in the exchange, with a gunshot to the face. Deputy Lavieri was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was taken into custody after a mob of angry citizens restrained him. The man was convicted of Deputy Lavieri's murder and sentenced to life. Deputy Lavieri had been employed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 16 years.∼Lavieri, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot to death in the city of Carson and his killer was disarmed by an outraged mob who came to the officers' aid. A 16-year department veteran, he had been shot in the head. Authorities booked Lionel Henry of Los Angeles, 35, for investigation of murder and attempted murder following the attack at a Carson gasoline station and a nearby residence.
Following an exchange of gunfire inside the residence, during which the second deputy was wounded, the suspect came out holding a gun, and a crowd outside the house began yelling, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." The suspect dropped the weapon and the crowd "jumped the suspect," restraining him until backup units arrived.
Newspaper accounts at the time remarked the the crowd that apprehended the killer were "illegal aliens" who did not let their immigration status affect what they knew to be the right thing. Sheriff Sherman Block commended the group of local residents for their assistance.
On August 7, 2006, 23 years after he killed Deputy Lavieri, convicted murderer Lionel Henry, 59, serving a twenty-five to life prison term, in the California State Prison System, was denied the possibility of parole until 2011 by the state parole board.
Deputy, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Mike Lavieri was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a gas station to investigate a suspicious person. Deputy Lavieri located the man inside a car and began to question him. During the questioning the suspect opened fire, wounding Deputy Lavieri's partner. Deputy Lavieri then chased the suspect into a home a half a block away where the two exchanged shots. Deputy Lavieri was seriously wounded in the exchange, with a gunshot to the face. Deputy Lavieri was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was taken into custody after a mob of angry citizens restrained him. The man was convicted of Deputy Lavieri's murder and sentenced to life. Deputy Lavieri had been employed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 16 years.∼Lavieri, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot to death in the city of Carson and his killer was disarmed by an outraged mob who came to the officers' aid. A 16-year department veteran, he had been shot in the head. Authorities booked Lionel Henry of Los Angeles, 35, for investigation of murder and attempted murder following the attack at a Carson gasoline station and a nearby residence.
Following an exchange of gunfire inside the residence, during which the second deputy was wounded, the suspect came out holding a gun, and a crowd outside the house began yelling, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." The suspect dropped the weapon and the crowd "jumped the suspect," restraining him until backup units arrived.
Newspaper accounts at the time remarked the the crowd that apprehended the killer were "illegal aliens" who did not let their immigration status affect what they knew to be the right thing. Sheriff Sherman Block commended the group of local residents for their assistance.
On August 7, 2006, 23 years after he killed Deputy Lavieri, convicted murderer Lionel Henry, 59, serving a twenty-five to life prison term, in the California State Prison System, was denied the possibility of parole until 2011 by the state parole board.
Sergeant, United States Army
Deputy, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Mike Lavieri was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a gas station to investigate a suspicious person. Deputy Lavieri located the man inside a car and began to question him. During the questioning the suspect opened fire, wounding Deputy Lavieri's partner. Deputy Lavieri then chased the suspect into a home a half a block away where the two exchanged shots. Deputy Lavieri was seriously wounded in the exchange, with a gunshot to the face. Deputy Lavieri was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was taken into custody after a mob of angry citizens restrained him. The man was convicted of Deputy Lavieri's murder and sentenced to life. Deputy Lavieri had been employed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 16 years.∼Lavieri, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot to death in the city of Carson and his killer was disarmed by an outraged mob who came to the officers' aid. A 16-year department veteran, he had been shot in the head. Authorities booked Lionel Henry of Los Angeles, 35, for investigation of murder and attempted murder following the attack at a Carson gasoline station and a nearby residence.
Following an exchange of gunfire inside the residence, during which the second deputy was wounded, the suspect came out holding a gun, and a crowd outside the house began yelling, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." The suspect dropped the weapon and the crowd "jumped the suspect," restraining him until backup units arrived.
Newspaper accounts at the time remarked the the crowd that apprehended the killer were "illegal aliens" who did not let their immigration status affect what they knew to be the right thing. Sheriff Sherman Block commended the group of local residents for their assistance.
On August 7, 2006, 23 years after he killed Deputy Lavieri, convicted murderer Lionel Henry, 59, serving a twenty-five to life prison term, in the California State Prison System, was denied the possibility of parole until 2011 by the state parole board.
Deputy, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Deputy Mike Lavieri was shot and killed when he and his partner responded to a gas station to investigate a suspicious person. Deputy Lavieri located the man inside a car and began to question him. During the questioning the suspect opened fire, wounding Deputy Lavieri's partner. Deputy Lavieri then chased the suspect into a home a half a block away where the two exchanged shots. Deputy Lavieri was seriously wounded in the exchange, with a gunshot to the face. Deputy Lavieri was transported to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. The suspect was taken into custody after a mob of angry citizens restrained him. The man was convicted of Deputy Lavieri's murder and sentenced to life. Deputy Lavieri had been employed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 16 years.∼Lavieri, a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy was shot to death in the city of Carson and his killer was disarmed by an outraged mob who came to the officers' aid. A 16-year department veteran, he had been shot in the head. Authorities booked Lionel Henry of Los Angeles, 35, for investigation of murder and attempted murder following the attack at a Carson gasoline station and a nearby residence.
Following an exchange of gunfire inside the residence, during which the second deputy was wounded, the suspect came out holding a gun, and a crowd outside the house began yelling, "Drop the gun. Drop the gun." The suspect dropped the weapon and the crowd "jumped the suspect," restraining him until backup units arrived.
Newspaper accounts at the time remarked the the crowd that apprehended the killer were "illegal aliens" who did not let their immigration status affect what they knew to be the right thing. Sheriff Sherman Block commended the group of local residents for their assistance.
On August 7, 2006, 23 years after he killed Deputy Lavieri, convicted murderer Lionel Henry, 59, serving a twenty-five to life prison term, in the California State Prison System, was denied the possibility of parole until 2011 by the state parole board.
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