Deputy Barry Jon Hoffman
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department


Date of Birth: August 17, 1947
Date Appointed: March 20, 1969
End of Watch: August 30, 1971
Deputy Barry Hoffman was assigned to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Lennox Station at the time of his murder. Deputy Hoffman and his partner, Deputy Mike Kenyon, were interrogating two suspects near a bar in Lawndale, in the south bay area of Los Angeles County. The suspects attempted to break away, a struggle ensued and Deputy Hoffman was shot in the head. He died five days later.