Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Chino Gomez was shot and killed after responding to a bank where three suspects, one juvenile and two adults, were attempting to cash a check.
Bank officials became suspicious of the transaction and called the police. When Patrolman Gomez arrived, the suspects fled, and he gave chase. Their vehicle crashed into a ditch near Cobb Road and Game Reserve Road, and as Patrolman Gomez approached the suspects, he was shot and killed. All three suspects were later apprehended a short time later.
Patrolman Gomez was transported to Union General Hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
In August 2003, the shooter pled guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The other two were charged with manslaughter.
Patrolman Gomez was a United States Army veteran who had been a member of the three-person department for just under one year and was the only officer on duty at the time.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife, child, mother, and four brothers (one of whom serves as a Deputy Sheriff with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida).
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Gomez gave the Marion Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Marion community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez served in the Army (1998â2001) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez's cause is highlighted.
How Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hector Manuel "Chino" Gomez was killed by gun; unknown type.