Stephen Blair

  
 Agency: Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department
    
 State: California
  
 End of Watch: 5/12/1995
    
 Title/Rank: Deputy
    
 Age:31
  
 Cause of Death: Gunshot
  
 Information: Blair, 31, was shot to death May 12, 1995, after he and his partner got out of their patrol car at a park in Lynwood to question suspected gang members, one of who was seen tossing away what later was found to be a loaded pistol. Two days later, one suspect in the shooting surrendered to deputies in Lynwood. He was cleared in the shooting. The day of the funeral, Gov. Pete Wilson announced the addition of $100,000 to the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Blair's killer.