Richard Hammack

Death by Force

Deputy Sheriff Richard B. Hammack, aged 31, tragically lost his life on May 11, 1992, while serving a high-risk search warrant at a mobile home on Gazelle Drive in Palmdale, California. Hammack, a dedicated member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, was part of an investigation into amphetamine distribution. During the operation, the suspect, John White, opened fire through the walls of the mobile home, wounding one deputy. Hammack, who was not wearing a bulletproof vest, was struck ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Richard B. Hammack

Richard B. Hammack - California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation

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