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Villalobos, Louis
Villalobos, Louis Officer Villalobos was awarded the Medal of Valor in 1999.
Rank: Police Officer III + I
Serial Number:16237
Division: Metropolitan Division, Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT)
Date Killed: Friday, March 18, 2000
Cause of Death: Training Accident
Bio: Officer Villalobos died a day after falling off a catwalk while performing an advanced SWAT training exercise at the United States Marine Corps base in Camp Pendleton, California. During the training exercise, Officer Villalobos slipped off of the 10-feet high catwalk. He sustained serious head injuries and died the next day.
Officer Villalobos had been with the Los Angeles Police Department for 29 years, and had been a member of the SWAT team for 17 years. He is survived by his parents and four children.