Roll of Honor
Incident
Detention Officer Juan Guerrero was killed at the Webb County Detention Center when the guard tower he was assigned to was struck by lightning.
Officer Guerrero was survived by his fiancee, parents, sister, and three brothers. He was buried in the Laredo City Cemetery. He had served as a detention officer for less than one year and was to be married the next day.
Survivors
Officer Guerrero was survived by his fiancee, parents, sister, and three brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Detention Officer Guerrero gave the Webb County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Laredo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detention Officer Guerrero.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detention Officer Juan Gilberto Guerrero, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Webb County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Juan Gilberto Guerrero, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Juan Gilberto Guerrero, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Juan Gilberto Guerrero, Jr. is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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