Deputy Bruce Lee
Deputy Bruce Lee
Riverside County Sheriff’s Department
At about 11:15 a.m., the suspect, Kevin Diabo, 24-years-old, of La Quinta, was pronounced deceased at JFK Hospital in Indio, CA.
At 11:45 a.m., Deputy Bruce Lee, a 22 year veteran of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, succumbed to his injuries, due to blunt force trauma to the head, at Desert Regional Medical Center. Deputy Lee was 45 years of age and is survived by his wife.
Sheriff Bob Doyle stated, “Today is a sad day for the entire Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and law enforcement community. Today we lost one of our own, who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Deputy Lee will be missed, but not forgotten. The Sheriff’s Department sends their deepest sympathy to the Lee family and friends.”