Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer Sixto Maldonado was shot and killed while working at the front desk of the Firebaugh Police Department. The subject entered the station and shot Officer Maldonado with a shotgun without warning. The man then left a note in his car saying, "I hate cops," and fled the area on foot. The subject had recently received a citation for drunk driving and had made statements to friends threatening police officers. The man committed suicide in an abandoned hotel one block from the police station. Officer Maldonado had served with the Firebaugh Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 2-month-old child.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Officer Maldonado gave the Firebaugh Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Firebaugh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Officer Maldonado.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Officer Sixto Maldonado Jr. 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sixto Maldonado Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Sixto Maldonado Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Sixto Maldonado Jr. is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Sixto Maldonado Jr. was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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