Sergeant Howard King Stevenson, Ceres Police Department, California

Sergeant Howard King Stevenson

Ceres Police Department, California

End of Watch Sunday, January 9, 2005

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Howard King Stevenson

Sergeant Howie Stevenson was shot and killed after responding to a suspicious person call at a liquor store at 2125 Caswell Avenue in Ceres.

Sergeant Stevenson and other officers had responded to a liquor store on North Central Avenue to investigate reports of an armed male who was acting strangely. The first officer on the scene was shot and wounded by the suspect. This officer took cover behind a car and returned fire as Sergeant Stevenson arrived at the scene. Sergeant Stevenson exited his patrol car from the opposite side of the store and immediately engaged the suspect, firing eight shots before being shot himself. Sergeant Stevenson was struck three times in his torso and legs. The suspect then shot him twice in the head as he lay on the ground.

The suspect exchanged shots with responding officers before fleeing the scene. He was shot and killed approximately three hours later during a second shootout. The suspect was believed to be under the influence of cocaine at the time of the incident.

Sergeant Stevenson had served with the Ceres Police Department for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

Bio

Age 39
Tour 20 years
Badge 143

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle; SKS
Offender Shot and killed

gang member, suicide by cop, suspicious activity, suspicious person

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Hey Brotha!! Hard to believe you have been gone for 20 years. Seems even crazier that we were all hired 40 years ago. Back when Ceres was 12k people. Man we were a bunch of Cowboys. We shared a building with the fire department. We had 4, maybe 5 patrol cars but only two beats. Why they made one of those beats 211 was beyond me. Do you remember Vacation Village over at 1849 Richland? They finally tore that place down, and got rid of the Silver Saddle and Ceres Club. Remember the day you did two complete 360's in front of Delharts on Herndon road responding to that fight? Everybody stopped fighting to watch your driving skills as you missed everything on the road or parked at the curb, stopped your car and backed us up. You were a solid dude Howie. A great friend to all of us and I have missed you every day. You'd be proud of Kathy and the kids, where they are at today and what it took to get there. There were a lot of us keeping an eye on them, just as you would do for us. There are so many stories to share, but we better keep this short and some things are just better between us my friend. We can always pop a cold one and reminisce when I see you on the other side pal.

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Ceres PD 1985 to 1991

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