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Tommy De La Rosa

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Tommy De La Rosa

Birth
Harris County, Texas, USA
Death
21 Jun 1990 (aged 43)
Downey, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Brea, Orange County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9343109, Longitude: -117.904274
Memorial ID
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De La Rosa, an undercover narcotics agent and nine-year veteran of the Fullerton Police Department, was shot to death in Downey in an ambush while attempting to sell $4 million in cocaine to suspected drug traffickers.
The mortally wounded officer managed to kill one of his assailants before collapsing.
On the streets, De La Rosa was a peerless narcotics investigator, amassing numerous awards for his relentless pursuit of traffickers.
De La Rosa, an undercover narcotics agent and nine-year veteran of the Fullerton Police Department, was shot to death in Downey in an ambush while attempting to sell $4 million in cocaine to suspected drug traffickers.
The mortally wounded officer managed to kill one of his assailants before collapsing.
On the streets, De La Rosa was a peerless narcotics investigator, amassing numerous awards for his relentless pursuit of traffickers.


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