End of Watch November 19, 2017
Age 36
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez was killed in the line of duty while he and his partner were on patrol near mile marker 152 on I-10, in the area of Van Horn, Texas.

They were patrolling in rugged terrain when both agents suffered serious injuries. Agent Martinez's partner was able to notify dispatchers and requested assistance. Responding units and rescue personnel located them inside of a culvert. They were transported to a local hospital before being flown to El Paso where Agent Martinez succumbed to his wounds.

The exact cause of how the agents were injured has not been determined.

Agent Martinez had served with the United States Border Patrol for four years and was assigned to the Big Bend Sector.

Survivors

He is survived by his son and fiancée.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Martinez gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Martinez.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhscbpusbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 19, 2017
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Rogelio is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2017, 57 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 81st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Rogelio was 36. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Rogelio had served 4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol has 63 officers remembered here, Rogelio among them.

Across the years
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Where

Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol · End of Watch November 19, 2017

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 8-W

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