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Deputy Sheriff Nelson Henry Yamamoto, aged 26, tragically lost his life on March 31, 1992, due to complications from multiple gunshot wounds sustained during a firefight on March 29, 1992, in Walnut Park, California. Yamamoto, who had been serving with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for three years, responded to a disturbance call involving armed suspects. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies observed two armed men inside a garage. As the suspects exited the garage, a gunfight ensued ...Read More
Victim Details

Nelson Henry Yamamoto

Walnut-park

CA

1992-03-29

26

Nelson

Henry Yamamoto

11/07/2025