Loved ones, colleagues gather for memorial service for LASD deputy who died during relay race

A memorial was held on Tuesday for a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy who died during a relay race in the Mojave Desert last month.

Friends, family and hundreds of law enforcement officers from across the region attended the service for Deputy Levi Vargas, who died from a medical emergency during the annual Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department San Dimas Station Deputy Levi Vargas died during the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay Race.

The sheriff’s department has not provided further details on how he died, only adding that he was treated by medics but ultimately passed away…

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