Susano Castillo

Laredo Police Department — Laredo, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 9, 1962

Age 45

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Officer Susano Castillo succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained six days earlier after responding to a shooting call. When he and his partner arrived they discovered an elderly man barricaded in his home. The suspect shot Officer Castillo with a .22 caliber rifle. The man, 72, was eventually arrested, charged with murder, and committed to a mental hospital. In January of 1979 he died at the San Antonio State Mental Hospital.

Survivors

Officer Castillo had been with the agency for 6 years and was survived by his wife and six children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Peace Officer Castillo gave the Laredo Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Laredo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Peace Officer Castillo.

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

Agency

Department Laredo Police Department

Location Laredo, TX

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 1962

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .22 caliber

Offender Died in mental hospital

Peace Officer Susano Castillo 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 Laredo Police Department, 8 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Laredo Police Department

of 8 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious