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Officer Randal Simmons
Los Angeles Police Department
Date of Birth: July 22, 1956
Date Appointed: May 17, 1981
End of Watch: February 7, 2008
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At approximately 9:00 p.m. Wednesday,
February 6, LAPD received a call from a man stating he had
killed three members of his family. Initial officers on the
scene came upon the suspect barricaded inside a home in the
19800 block of Welby Way in the San Fernando Valley. The SWAT
team was subsequently called in and gunfire was exchanged with
the suspect as officers broke through the front door. Two SWAT
officers were shot immediately upon entry.
The officers were rushed to Northridge
Medical Center, where Officer Randal Simmons (51) died just
after 1:00 a.m. The other, Officer James Veenstra (51),
underwent surgery and is expected to survive. Both officers had
been with the SWAT unit more than 20 years.
The suspect was found dead in the home
almost 12 hours after the standoff began.
Officer Simmons is survived by his wife
Lisa, son (15), and daughter (13).
Trust funds for Simmons and Veenstra have
been established through the Los Angeles Police Federal Credit
Union. To make donations go to their website (www.lapfcu.org)
and click on the red square entitled "LAPFCU Community Corner"
or mail to:
LAPFCU Blue Ribbon Trust Fund/Officer
Randal Simmons Acct. 2030077-product code S4.12 16150 Sherman
Way Van Nuys, CA 91410
FUNERAL SERVICES
Viewing:
Thursday, February 14, 2008
11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Holy Christian Fellowship International Church
225 W. Torrance Blvd.
Torrance, CA
Funeral Services:
Friday, February 15, 2008
11:00 a.m.
Crenshaw Christian Faith Dome
7901 S. Vermont Ave.
Los Angeles, CA
Interment immediately following at Holy
Cross Cemetery, 5835 W. Slauson Ave., Culver City.
