Julio Herrera

Lubbock Police Dept. — Lubbock, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 19, 1947

Age 57

Tour of Duty 36 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Julio Herrera was shot and killed in front of his home while talking with a subject he had arrested earlier that evening. During their discussion, a second subject snuck up behind him and stabbed him three times, once through the heart. Then he grabbed Officer Herrera's service weapon and used it to shoot him four times, once through the heart. Officer Herrera was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 8:15 pm. The suspect, 29, was apprehended and charged with Officer Herrera's murder. On December 17, 1947 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. He was paroled on July 1, 1980. Officer Herrera had served with the Lubbock Police Department for five years and served as a Special Officer and a translator. He had previously served in Ashington, Robstown, San Angelo, and Three Rivers.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three sons, four daughters, four sisters, and a brother.

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Tributes

36 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Herrera gave the Lubbock Police Department 36 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lubbock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Herrera.

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

Agency

Department Lubbock Police Dept.

Location Lubbock, TX

Platform Identity lpd.lubbock.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 1947

Tour of Duty 36 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Offender Paroled in 1980

Officer Julio Herrera 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 Lubbock Police Dept., 4 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lubbock Police Dept.

of 8 officers

50% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious