Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Mario Moreno was shot and killed while attempting to serve an arrest warrant on a suspect who had shot his girlfriend the previous day.
The detective, along with other officers assigned to the Repeat Offender Program, went to an apartment complex at the 7200 block of Lamb Road where the suspect was hiding. With the assistance of the shooting victim, the suspect was lured out into the parking lot. When the suspect spotted the officers, he fled on foot, with Detective Moreno in close pursuit. During the chase, the suspect drew a shotgun and opened fire, striking Detective Moreno in the face. Other officers returned fire, killing the suspect.
He was transported to University Hospital but died from his wounds a short time later.
Detective Moreno was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the San Antonio Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
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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.
Detective Moreno gave the San Antonio Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio 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
Mario Moreno served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Detective Mario Moreno is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,460 of 2,421 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At San Antonio Police Department, 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mario Moreno's cause is highlighted.
How Mario Moreno Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Mario Moreno is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mario Moreno was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
Military Service
Mario Moreno served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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