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Acting Chief

Isaac Benjamin Martinez

Pueblo de San Ildefonso Tribal Police Department — Santa Fe, NM

Felonious

End of Watch April 10, 1994

Age 33

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 1502

The Vigil Panel 140 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Acting Chief Isaac Martinez was shot and killed in New Mexico when he attempted to serve a warrant for a firearms violation. He was a member of a 10-man SWAT team serving the warrant. The suspect immediately opened fire as the officers entered the home, striking Acting Chief Martinez seven times. The suspect was eventually apprehended but later acquitted on a trial defense of self-defense. Acting Chief Martinez had served on several different agencies throughout his eight year career and had served as Acting Chief for only three weeks.

Survivors

He was survived by his son, parents, and three siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Acting Chief Martinez gave the Pueblo de San Ildefonso Tribal Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Fe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Acting Chief Martinez.

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

Agency

Department Pueblo de San Ildefonso Tribal Police Department

Location Santa Fe, NM

Platform Identity pdsitpd.nn.tribal.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 10, 1994

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 1502

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; SKS

Offender Acquitted

Acting Chief Isaac Benjamin Martinez 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 NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Pueblo de San Ildefonso Tribal Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Isaac Benjamin Martinez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Isaac Benjamin Martinez Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Acquitted

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Isaac Benjamin Martinez is highlighted in Apr.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Isaac Benjamin Martinez was killed by rifle; sks.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518