Community To Mourn Slain Firefighter At Forum Memorial Service

INGLEWOOD, CA — First Responders and community leaders across Los Angeles will gather to mourn the death of Los Angeles County Firefighter Tory Carlon at a memorial service Thursday at the Forum.

The 44-year-old father of three young daughters was shot to death by a fellow firefighter who opened fire at the Agua Dulce fire station, also wounding a fire captain. Carlon is survived by his wife Heidi and daughters. Thousands are expected to pay tribute to the slain firefighter at the invitation-only memorial service.

Among the community leaders expected to pay their respects will be Los Angeles County Fire Department Chief Daryl Osby and county Supervisor Kathryn Barger. The 10 a.m. service will be streamed at the department's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/LACoFD.

Carlon, 44, was shot multiple times at Fire Station 81 in the 8700 block of Sierra Highway on June 1 by off-duty firefighter Jonathan Patrick Tatone, 45. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A 54-year-old fire captain was also injured in the shooting and was taken to a hospital and treated for his wounds.

After the shooting, Tatone drove to his home in Acton about 10 miles from the station and appeared to set fire to the structure. He was later found dead in the home's backyard of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The Los Angeles Times, citing two sources with knowledge of the situation, reported that there was an ongoing dispute between Carlon and Tatone.

The sources told The Times the dispute was apparently over the way the station was run and maintained, and the pair had argued in the past about various issues.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.