Roll of Honor
Arturo Sanchez Balboa
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Arturo Balboa was shot and killed while attempting to negotiate with a bank robbery suspect who was holding several people hostage inside a bank. The suspect, 27, suddenly shot Deputy Balboa and then attempted to flee. He was shot and wounded by other officers and then taken into custody. On August 23, 1976, the suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to 20 years. Deputy Balboa was the most decorated WWII veteran from Maverick County.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Balboa served with the Maverick County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Eagle Pass community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Arturo Sanchez Balboa served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Arturo Sanchez Balboa is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Maverick County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arturo Sanchez Balboa's cause is highlighted.
How Arturo Sanchez Balboa Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Arturo Sanchez Balboa is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Arturo Sanchez Balboa was killed by gun.
Military Service
Arturo Sanchez Balboa served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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