DAVID RALPH SANCHEZ

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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 52-E: 6
Department: Lake County, Oregon, S.D.
End of Watch: December 1, 1979
Cause: SHOT
Age: 31
Years of Service: 4
Description: Deputy Sheriff Sanchez was shot as he attempted to take a suspect into custody who had caused a disturbance at a dance. The suspect fatally shot Deputy Sanchez 14 times with a concealed weapon. The suspect pled guilty to second degree manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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