Miguel Moreno, III

San Antonio Police Dept. — San Antonio, TX

Felonious

End of Watch June 30, 2017

Age 32

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 63

Incident

Police Officer Miguel Moreno was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to contact two subjects near the intersection of Evergreen and Howard Streets at approximately 3:00 pm.

The officers observed the men near a car that appeared to have been broken into. As they stopped to speak to the subjects one of the men immediately opened fire with a revolver, striking Officer Moreno in the head and his partner in the torso. Despite his wounds, Officer Moreno's partner was able to pull him out of the line of fire and then returned fire, wounding the suspect. The man then committed suicide.

The second subject was taken into custody. Officer Moreno was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound the following morning.

Officer Moreno had served with the San Antonio Police Department for nine years.

Rest In Peace hero.

Richard Molina August 18th, 2020

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Moreno gave the San Antonio Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moreno.

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

Agency

Department San Antonio Police Dept.

Location San Antonio, TX

Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 2017

Tour of Duty 9 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Offender Committed suicide

Police Officer Miguel Moreno, III 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 San Antonio Police Dept., 40 of 64 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Dept.

of 64 officers

62.5% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious