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Constable

Manuel Garcia Y Griego

Ranchos de Albuquerque Constable's Office — Albuquerque, NM

Felonious

End of Watch June 24, 1868

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Constable Garcia was shot and killed. It is believed that he was killed by a suspect he had arrested in the past and who had broken out of jail. The suspect had vowed to kill the Constable, along with the people who testified against him at his trial.

Survivors

Constable Garcia was survived by his wife and seven young children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

158 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Constable Garcia Y Griego served with the Ranchos de Albuquerque Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Ranchos de Albuquerque Constable's Office

Type Other

Location Albuquerque, NM

Platform Identity rdaco.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 24, 1868

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Constable Manuel Garcia Y Griego 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 97,772 officers honored here.

In NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 63.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Ranchos de Albuquerque Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Manuel Garcia Y Griego's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Manuel Garcia Y Griego Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Manuel Garcia Y Griego is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Manuel Garcia Y Griego was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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