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James Clark Beyea, a 24-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), tragically lost his life on June 7, 1988. Officer Beyea was on duty in the North Hollywood Division when he responded to a robbery at an electronics store on Lankershim Boulevard. During the incident, he engaged in a foot pursuit with a suspect, 16-year-old Robert Steele. In the course of the chase, Steele managed to gain control of Officer Beyea's service weapon and fatally shot him. Officer Beyea had ...Read More
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James Clark Beyea
Male
White / Caucasian
Los-angeles
CA
1988-06-07
24
James
Clark Beyea
11/19/2025
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I've been thinking a lot about the role that the felony-murder rule played in the case of Officer Ja... ...Read More
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