Dep. Michael L. Hoenig
Facts of the Crime:
Enrique Parra Duenas was convicted of the first-degree murder of Los Angeles County Deputy Michael Hoenig, 32. The deputy was on patrol in South Gate on October 30, 1997, when he saw Duenas on a bicycle flailing his arms and acting erratically. Hoenig ordered Duenas to stop. But instead of complying, Duenas pulled out a .45-caliber pistol and fired at Hoenig while the deputy was in his patrol car. Duenas rendered Hoenig helpless by shooting him in the leg and hand, then shot him in the throat, about half an inch above his protective vest.
Duenas was sentenced to death in Los Angeles County on January 22, 1999.
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