Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest, brother.

Sgt. Steve Headley
Mishawaka, IN police

July 22, 2025

May God and St. Michael watch over you, Detective Osborn, and Detective Kelley-Eklund in Heaven.

Patrolman Kenneth Collins
South Amherst Police Department

July 22, 2025

Thank you sir for your honorable call to duty and respect and service to this community leaving a positive impact.


Class 485

DST SALAS FERNANDO
LASD

July 22, 2025

With great sadness in our hearts we feel this pain for your loss. It is unimaginable how this tragedy came to be and it is a day that will be unforgettable for everyone. Your bravery, courage and dedication shines through all the accomplishments of your 22 years of service. Thank you for your service Detective Lemus and for continuously making the community safe. Sending lots of love and support to your family through this very difficult time. My deepest condolences.

DST LUS VALLE
LASD

July 22, 2025

Sir you have given the ultimate sacrifice and we will never forget. Your courage and strength will forever live through your name. Thank you for the many years you gave to the sheriffs department. Thank you for helping with the sheriffs explorer program even after working numerous hours before then. Detective Lemus is a perfect example of selflessness and what a Deputy sheriff should be. You will never be forgotten sir and your legacy will forever live through the sheriffs department. RIP Sir.

Recruit Castro,B class#485 LASD

Brianna Castro

July 22, 2025

Sir we deeply thank you for your service and will never forget the impact you made on our community!! Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

Recruit Angel Arroyo
LASD #485

July 21, 2025

MY SINCERE PRAYERS AND HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES ARE WITH DET. LEMUS AND HIS LOVED ONES. SUCH A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. REST IN PEACE BROTHER. GODSPEED.

INV. RICH WYNN, RET.
WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT., ILL

July 21, 2025

Thank you Detective Lemus for your sacrifice. Your efforts and dedication to the Department will live on to inspire the new generation of Law Enforcement Officers. May You Rest In Peace.

DST CARRILLO
LASD CLASS 485

July 21, 2025

May your sacrifice, noble deeds, and humility live on throughout the Sheriffs Department and be a goal that every deputy/officer should strive to achieve.

Ryan Ruffino
BPD, LASD CLASS#485

July 21, 2025

Prayers & Condolences
Rest in Peace Detective Victor Lemus

Sgt. Randy Keenan ~ (Retired)
City of Alameda, CA Police Department

July 21, 2025

Thank you for your service Detective Victor Lemus !!!!!

Sergeant David Dufault (Ret)
Harford Police Dept

July 21, 2025

RIP Detective Lemus. Thank you for your service. May God bless your family and friends at this difficult time.

Trooper Joe Dellwo (Retired)
Minnesota State Patrol

July 21, 2025

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. Rest In Peace Detective Lemus. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to all of your family, friends, and brothers and sisters at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Postal Inspector Scott Horne
US Postal Inspection Service

July 21, 2025

Det. Lemus is much more than a Hero. His dedication to his chosen profession is beyond Hero. This tragedy robs us all of one who took the call to stand between us and danger. Lord surround His Wife, Daughters, Family, Fellow Officers, and Friends during this time. May we all realize this Blue Line They walk is Very Thin. God Bless You All!!!

Former Police
Tennessee. Spiritual Caregiver

July 21, 2025

May your family, friends, colleagues, and community find the strength and resolve to carry on in your physical absence and continue to spread the goodness to which you were so selflessly committed. You were among the best humanity has to offer. Your dedication to service and your ultimate sacrifice shall not be forgotten. God Bless You. Your Family, & Friends

James P. Waggle, Jr.
US Army Veteran (SFC)
Civilian

July 21, 2025

Rest In Peace Brother.

Det. Andreoli
NYPD-Retired

July 21, 2025

PROTECTOR'S PRAYER

Lord, you have already won the battles I will face today.
I rest in your sovereignty knowing that you have appointed me for this duty.
The power that created everything lives in me through your holy spirit, let me fear knowing.
Give me the courage of David, strength of Samson and the grace of your son, Jesus.
While I am away protect my family, let me return unharmed. Prepare their hearts should today be the day I meet you face to face.
Let me serve the people of this blessed country and community with a servant's heart, being quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
Lord, you have given me great responsibility, help me to protect the vulnerable and innocent.
When the moment calls, allow me to show compassion and humility to those that cross my path.
When faced with evil, let my actions be definitive, impartial, and above reproach.
Protect my brother to my left and my sister to my right as we respond fearlessly, without hesitation to the unknown.
FOR HIS GLORY

Author, Nick Menster, USSS

David P Strawn, Firefighter (retired)
Dayton Ohio Fire Department

July 21, 2025

RIP

Assistant Chief Robert Jenkins
North Bay Village PD

July 21, 2025

Thank you for your service, brother. RIP.

Lieutenant Brian J. Wills II
Oswego County Sheriff's Office
New York

July 21, 2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Detective Victor Lemus and the extended law enforcement family of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California.



End of Watch Friday, July 18, 2025



Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, but tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired)
Ohio Attorneys General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 21, 2025

Thank you for your service and sacrifice

Sergeant Alexander Hernandez
Miccosukee Police Department

July 21, 2025

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (SAC)
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 21, 2025

Thank you, Detective Lemus, for everything you did for the people of Los Angeles County. I wish you eternal peace and comfort. Rest easy sir.

Explorer Alex K.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department

July 20, 2025

Rest in Peace Brother in Blue.

“Blessed are the Peacemakers for they shall be Called Children of God.” Matthew 5:9

Detective D. Vaquero
San Diego Police Department

July 20, 2025

Detective Lemus. Your sacrifice to the people of Los Angeles and to the men and women of the department will forever be remembered. I am a currently a recruit DST, our staff described SEB the best of the best and the most courageous people we will ever meet. Thank you for your years of great service. We will always honor your legacy and strive to be the best we can be. May you rest in internal paradise

DST RECRUIT Rony Paredes
LASD DST CLASS 485

July 20, 2025