Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Milton Resendez was shot and killed during a police pursuit at the 1100 block of North Sam Houston Boulevard in San Benito.
At 10:58 p.m., the San Benito Police Department was notified that a fleeing vehicle being pursued by the Texas Department of Public Safety was entering their jurisdiction. Lieutenant Resendez was traveling north on North Sam Houston Boulevard when the fleeing vehicle approached from the southbound lanes. The subjects fired at his patrol vehicle. One bullet hit the front of his vehicle, and the second struck the driver's side door. One of the bullets pierced Lieutenant Resendez in the abdomen below his vest. He was transported to Valley Baptist Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
The two subjects were arrested after a pit maneuver stopped their vehicle. They have been charged with evading arrest, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and capital murder.
Lieutenant Resendez had served with the San Benito Police Department for 27 years and previously served with the Brownsville Police Department and Palm Valley Police Department.
On this the 2nd ĺanniversary of your death, your memory and your sacrifice is remembered and honored. Your legacy of service continues to inspire.
My cherished son Pittsburg Officer Larry Lasater was killed in the line of duty on April 24, 2005.
Never forgotten. Always honored. Forever missed by those who love him.
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30 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Resendez gave the San Benito Police Department 30 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Benito community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Resendez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Milton Resendez 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton Resendez's cause is highlighted.
How Milton Resendez Compares
Offender Outcome
In custody
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Milton Resendez is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Milton Resendez was killed by gun; unknown type.