Tomas Ronquillo

Kinney County Sheriff's Office — Brackettville, TX

Felonious

End of Watch July 25, 1879

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Tomas Ronquillo was stabbed to death while transporting a prisoner to the county jail in Brackettville.

The man had just been arrested by Deputy Ronquillo for creating a disturbance. During the transport the man pulled out a knife and stabbed Deputy Ronquillo in the heart, killing him. A citizen who had been deputized to help Deputy Ronqillo arrest the subject was cut across the face when he attempted to subdue him.

The subject fled into Mexico where he was arrested and taken to a jail in Monclova Viejo to await extradition. It is not known if he was every extradited or tried for Deputy Ronquillo's murder.

Deputy Ronquillo was survived by his expectant wife and son. His wife gave birth to their daughter after his death.

Survivors

Deputy Ronquillo was survived by his expectant wife and son.

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147 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Ronquillo served with the Kinney County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Brackettville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Kinney County Sheriff's Office

Location Brackettville, TX

Platform Identity kcso.kinney.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 25, 1879

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Edged weapon

Deputy Sheriff Tomas Ronquillo 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 Kinney County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Kinney County Sheriff's Office

of 4 officers

75% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,463

of 2,421 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious