207 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.
Case Description
Any updates on this case?
Lonny Gene Brewer, a 29-year-old deputy with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on December 5, 1987, during a tactical operation in Escondido, California. Brewer was part of the Special Enforcement Detail (SED), a specialized unit within the sheriff's department. On that fateful day, Brewer and his team were called to assist the Escondido Police Department in dealing with a suspect, Robert Gary Taschner, who had barricaded himself in an apartment on Mission Avenu ...Read More
Links to Additional Sources (7)
See any mistakes?Victim Details
Lonny Gene Brewer
Male
White / Caucasian
Escondido
CA
1987-12-05
29
Lonny
Gene Brewer
11/10/2025

