Jeffrey Lynn Azuar was a 50-year-old Vallejo police officer who was killed on April 12, 2000, while serving a failure to appear warrant. Officer Azuar was a 21-year veteran of the Vallejo Police Department and had served as a canine handler; his first partner, Rondo, had been killed in the line of duty in 1997.

On April 12 officers found the wanted man, Joseph R. Teitgen, hiding in a garage. As they attempted to arrest him, Teitgen resisted and produced a .357 caliber handgun, fatally shooting Officer Azuar in the head. A fellow officer who arrived and returned fire seriously wounded Teitgen; Officer Azuar died after being taken to a local hospital. The community and department marked the loss with tributes, including renaming a local street Jeffrey Azuar Drive.

If any readers knew Officer Azuar, his service, or saw the events that day, please share what you remember.