Serapio Andrade

Val Verde County Sheriff's Office — Del Rio, TX

Felonious

End of Watch November 30, 1906

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Serapio Andrade was shot and killed while transporting several men to jail after having arrested them for creating a disturbance in Del Rio.

The men had been drinking and started firing the revolvers in town. Deputy Andrade placed them under arrest and started transporting them to jail in a hack when the men shot him.

One of the subjects was subdued by a citizen at the scene. The other four were arrested by a posse while hiding on railroad property a short time later. One subject was convicted of manslaughter and served five years.

Deputy Andrade was survived by his wife and seven children.

Survivors

Deputy Andrade was survived by his wife and seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Andrade served with the Val Verde County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Del Rio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Andrade.

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

Agency

Department Val Verde County Sheriff's Office

Location Del Rio, TX

Platform Identity vvcso.valverde.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 30, 1906

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Sheriff Serapio Andrade 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 Val Verde County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Val Verde County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

20% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious