Randal Simmons

Randal (Randy) David Simmons ( - ) was a police officer in the Los Angeles Police Department. Simmons was the first member of the Los Angeles Police Department's SWAT Team to be killed in the line of fire, although another officer died in a training accident in 1998.. Simmons was shot and killed by a barricaded suspect, Edwin Rivera, in the city of Winnetka, California, located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles County in a standoff that injured another officer, and claimed the lives of five, including the suspect. His badge number was 22885, and he had been with the LAPD for twenty-seven years.

Simmons attended Fairfax Senior High School in Los Angeles and Washington State University, where he played football. He committed much of his time to helping, praying for and comforting people in urban communities like Watts, Hacienda Village, Compton, and Carson. He was an ordained minister at Glory Christian Fellowship International (GCFI) in Carson, California. He was intstrumental with developing programs and Christian events that attracted many youth in these communities.

His funeral was attended by police officers from around the world. His funeral was attended by nearly 10,000 mourners, the largest police officer funeral in Los Angeles and United States history.

His body was interred at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City.

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