Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Cami Santiago died from complications as a result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Detective Santiago had served with the El Paso Police Department for 23 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Detective Camerino Santiago died on January 11, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 67.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 4 at El Paso Police Dept..
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, granddaughter, and twin brother.
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Detective Santiago gave the El Paso Police Department 23 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Paso community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Santiago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Camerino Santiago is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 204 of 2,421 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At El Paso Police Dept., 4 of 34 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Camerino Santiago's cause is highlighted.
How Camerino Santiago Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Camerino Santiago is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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