Sergeant Larrell Kent Smith, 40, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, died April 16, 1983, of wounds sustained during a SWAT search-warrant service in Baldwin Park on April 14, 1983. Smith was the third man entering a window when the suspect, identified as Ignacio Verduzco, ambushed the team and shot Smith in the head. Smith received immediate medical attention and was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, where he died two days later.

Deputies at the scene shot and killed Verduzco during the encounter; no other arrests or suspects were reported. Smith had served 17 years with the department and was survived by his wife, two daughters, a son, and his parents.

Does anyone have memories of Sergeant Smith or information about the Baldwin Park raid that could add context to this case?