Lanny Skip Stevenson was a 25-year-old Fresno Police Department officer who was killed on December 8, 1979. He was off-duty and attending a party at 1228 P Street in Fresno when he intervened in an escalating argument between another off-duty officer and a man. As Stevenson and the other officer were leaving, the suspect opened fire and fatally wounded Stevenson.

The suspect, also 25, was arrested about four hours after the shooting and charged with murder. On June 26, 1980, the suspect was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 17 years to life. Stevenson had been with the Fresno Police Department for six months; he is survived by his son, father, mother, brother, and sister.

What memories or information do readers have about Stevenson, the party at 1228 P Street, or the events of December 8, 1979?