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Senior Police Officer

Jaime De Luna Padron

Austin Police Department — Austin, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch April 6, 2012

Age 40

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Badge 6674

The Vigil Panel 161 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 27

Incident

Senior Police Officer Jaime Padron was shot and killed after responding to a Wal-Mart store on the I-35 Frontage Road to investigate reports of an intoxicated man who was shoplifting at approximately 2:30 am.

Upon arriving at the scene, Officer Padron spoke with two employees and then tried to stop the man as he attempted to leave the store. The subject immediately attempted to flee on foot but was tackled by Officer Padron and they both fell to the ground. During the ensuing struggle the man produced a small handgun from his pocket, shot Officer Padron in the vest and neck, and then fired at the store employees.

Two Walmart employees tackled the subject and held him down and then used Officer Padron's radio to notify dispatchers of the shooting. They held him down until responding units arrived and placed him under arrest. On February 21st, 2014, Deputy Padron's killer was convicted of capital murder and subsequently sentenced to death.

Officer Padron succumbed to his wound at the scene.

In October 2013, Rio Vista Park in San Angelo was renamed Jaime Padron Park in his honor.

Officer Padron was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Austin Police Department for three years. He had previously served with the Austin Airport Police Department and the San Angelo Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his two young daughters and parents.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Senior Police Officer Padron gave the Austin Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Austin Police Department

Type Other

Location Austin, TX

Platform Identity apd.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 6, 2012

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 40

Badge Number 6674

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Jaime De Luna Padron served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1989â1993) before joining law enforcement.

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Senior Police Officer Jaime De Luna Padron 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 Austin Police Department, 12 of 28 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Austin Police Department

of 28 officers

42.9% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,460

of 2,421 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious