Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Gabe Torres was shot and killed while attempting to investigate a series of gunshots heard in the Hedingham neighborhood.
Shortly after 5:00 p.m., Officer Torres hung up the phone with his wife after telling her he was going to locate the area of gunfire that they both heard. He was in his car when a juvenile suspect ambushed him before he could exit his vehicle. Officer Torres was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his wounds.
The juvenile had gone on a shooting spree throughout his neighborhood, killing his brother and three other people. One person survived their wounds. When the shooter, age 15, was found two miles away, he engaged in a shootout with police, wounding an officer.
The juvenile was apprehended and has been charged as an adult for five accounts of murder and two for attempted murder. His father pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of failing to store a firearm in a manner to protect a juvenile and was sentenced to one year of unsupervised probation.
Officer Torres was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Raleigh Police Department for 1- 1/2 years.
In 2024, the Gabe Torres Act was passed, which classifies law enforcement officers en route to work as on duty.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, mother, father, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Torres gave the Raleigh Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Raleigh 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
Gabriel Jesus Torres served in the Marine Corps (2016â2021) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Gabriel Jesus Torres 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 NC, 385 of 664 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 58% of this state's fallen. That is 3.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Raleigh Police Dept., 4 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gabriel Jesus Torres's cause is highlighted.
How Gabriel Jesus Torres Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged as an adult
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Gabriel Jesus Torres is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Gabriel Jesus Torres was killed by handgun; 9 mm.
Incident Location
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