WILLIAM C. GETMAN
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Officer Rank: Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 4-E: 15
Department: Los Angeles County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: January 7, 1858
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Sheriff William C. Getman was shot by a mentally deranged man who had barricaded himself in. Sheriff Getman is the first known officer to be killed by a mentally deranged person.
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