Deputy Lawrence Mike Lavieri, 38, a 16-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, was shot and later died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after a confrontation in Carson, California, on March 19, 1983. He and a partner had responded to a report of a suspicious person at a gas station and found Lionel Henry, 35, inside a stolen vehicle. An argument turned violent when Henry opened fire, wounding Lavieri’s partner. Lavieri pursued Henry on foot to a nearby residence, where another exchange of gunfire left Lavieri mortally wounded.

After the shooting, local residents confronted Henry outside the residence; he dropped his weapon and was restrained until deputies arrived. Henry was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder. Deputy Lavieri was remembered at memorial services at the First Presbyterian Church in San Pedro and was added to the California Peace Officers’ Memorial.

Did anyone who knew Deputy Lavieri or saw events that day come forward with information?