Didier M. Hurdle

Didier M. Hurdle, a 36-year-old deputy with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, tragically lost his life on November 25, 1977, in a shootout in the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles County. Deputy Hurdle and a cadet trainee, Deputy Sheriff Trainee Johnny Brown, were on patrol when they noticed suspicious movements and something being thrown from a vehicle with two occupants. As they approached the vehicle, a man emerged from behind it and opened fire on the deputies. Despite wearing a bal ...