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Detective Kelly Key III, a dedicated officer with the Los Angeles Police Department, tragically succumbed to injuries sustained in the line of duty. On June 1, 1970, while serving a search warrant on a narcotics suspect in Willowbrook, CA, Detective Key was shot by the suspect. The bullet, fired from a 7mm rifle, passed through the front door and struck Detective Key in the spinal cord, rendering him a quadriplegic. Despite surviving the initial shooting, Detective Key endured significant physic ...Read More
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Kelly Key, Iii
Male
Willowbrook
CA
1970-06-01
49
Kelly
Key
11/17/2025






