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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
Victim Details

Lonny Gene Brewer

Male

White / Caucasian

Escondido

CA

1987-12-05

29

Lonny

Gene Brewer

11/10/2025