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Joe Rios
End of watch — Wednesday, January 20, 1993
- Rank
- Police Officer
- Serial number
- 24216
- Division
- Hollywood
- Location
- Sunset Blvd and Argyle Ave.
- Cause of death
- Epileptic Seizure-result of a injury sustained in the line of duty
Officer Rios succumbed to injuries sustained seven months earlier while on bicycle patrol in the Hollywood area. On May 27, 1992, he struck an automobile which exited a parking lot into his path. Officer Rios sustained a cerebral concussion which contributed to his death eight months later of a massive seizure and cardiac arrest.
Record published by the Los Angeles Police Department. View the source
Whether this name is engraved on the wall today has not yet been confirmed against the foundation’s roster.