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Paul T. Lee

Paul T. Lee

End of watch — Tuesday, December 20, 1932

Rank
Detective Lieutenant
Serial number
Unknown
Division
Detective Bureau
Location
1296 Wilshire
Cause of death
Shot by a Robbery Suspect
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.

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.