Guadalupe J. Martinez

San Antonio Police Dept. — San Antonio, TX

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch September 4, 1970

Age 23

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Badge 393

The Vigil Panel 107 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 63

Incident

Patrolman Guadalupe Martinez was shot and killed while attempting to talk an elderly man into dropping his gun. Patrolman Martinez and his partner were called to 1201 Santiago Street at 7:40 p.m. for a domestic disturbance. While arresting a man in connection with the domestic call, they heard a disturbance and gunshot at the house next door. When they approached the house, a man was lying in the front yard with a gunshot wound, and a 63-year-old man was standing on his front porch. The officers asked the man to drop his weapon, but he pointed the gun and fired at both officers, missing both times. As Patrolman Martinez attempted to seek cover, he was shot in the back of his head. His partner returned fire and killed the suspect. Patrolman Martinez was transported to Green Hospital, but he succumbed to his wound before arrival. Patrolman Martinez was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and had served with the San Antonio Police Department for over nine months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 9-month-old son.

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Tributes

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.
Patrolman Martinez served with the San Antonio Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department San Antonio Police Dept.

Location San Antonio, TX

Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1970

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 23

Badge Number 393

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Military Service

Guadalupe J. Martinez served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Guadalupe J. Martinez is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In TX, 1,463 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At San Antonio Police Dept., 40 of 64 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Dept.

of 64 officers

62.5% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious