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Jack Dean Hayden

Case from Long-beach, CA dated Oct 10, 1982

Victim Details

Jack Dean Hayden

Male

White / Caucasian

Long-beach

CA

1982-10-10

40

Jack

Dean Hayden

07/23/2026

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Jack Dean Hayden, a 40-year-old police officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically lost his life on October 10, 1982, in Long Beach, California. Officer Hayden was off duty at the time of his death, which occurred under harrowing circumstances. He was attempting to assist a neighbor who was experiencing a mental health crisis. This neighbor, in a state of distress, shot Officer Hayden before turning the gun on himself and committing suicide. The incident was a devastating blow to ...
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