ThinBlueNews remembers Detective Victor Lemus of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on the first anniversary of his End of Watch, Friday, July 18, 2025.
The Officer Down Memorial Page records that Detective Lemus, 40, and fellow Detectives William Osborn and Joshua Kelley-Eklund died in the line of duty after an explosion at the Biscailuz Center training facility in Los Angeles. This anniversary remembrance avoids graphic detail and focuses on their service, sacrifice and continuing legacy.
Twenty-two years of service
ODMP records 22 years of service for Lemus and says he was assigned to the department's Special Enforcement Bureau. ODMP also identifies his badge number as 2415 and lists the cause of death as an explosion.
The California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation honor roll says Lemus joined the department as a security assistant on July 1, 2003, completed the Deputy Sheriff Academy in Class 339 and served at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility and Century Station before transferring to the Special Enforcement Bureau in 2017.
The foundation says he served as a K-9 handler before becoming an arson and explosives investigator and was commended for mentoring and training fellow deputies. Its record also notes the family and law-enforcement relatives who survived him. ThinBlueNews limits this remembrance to public facts and names no surviving children.
Remembering a shared sacrifice
The California memorial record describes the July 18 loss of Lemus, Osborn and Kelley-Eklund as the largest loss of life for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department since 1857. On this anniversary, all three detectives are remembered with dignity. This article centers Lemus while recognizing that his End of Watch is inseparable from the two colleagues lost alongside him.
This is an anniversary remembrance, offered with respect for Detective Lemus's family, friends, partners, fellow deputies, the families of Detectives Osborn and Kelley-Eklund, and the wider Los Angeles County law-enforcement community.
Detective Victor Lemus's 22 years of service, mentorship and specialized public-safety work remain part of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department story. One year after his End of Watch, his name and sacrifice are not forgotten.
End of Watch
Detective Victor Lemus
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
Badge 2415
End of Watch: Friday, July 18, 2025
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Sources and image attribution
- Officer Down Memorial Page: Detective Victor Lemus
- California Peace Officers' Memorial Foundation honor roll: Detective Victor Lemus
- ODMP donation page
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