Crime & Safety
Off-Duty LAPD Police Officer Killed in Porter Ranch Motorcycle Crash
The crash happened Thursday evening, close to 7 p.m.
PORTER RANCH, CA - An off-duty Los Angeles Police officer was killed in a collision between his motorcycle and a car in Porter Ranch Thursday night. The crash was reported around 6:50 p.m. in the 10800 block of Tampa Avenue, near Chatsworth Street.
The officer has been identified by the coroner's office as 34-year-old John Gasparyan of Canyon Country. He worked in the Valley Traffic Division.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck took to Twitter late Thursday night to announce the death.
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Tonight will be tough-We tragically lost a @LAPDVTD Officer to an off duty traffic collision. Keep his family in your thoughts and prayers pic.twitter.com/PDRZYBotku
— Chief Charlie Beck (@LAPDChiefBeck) September 22, 2017
The cause of the crash has not been released.
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