Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Jesus Rosalez was shot and killed after responding to a disturbance in which a man was refusing to get out of another man's truck. The suspect opened fire when Chief Rosalez asked him to exit the truck. The chief was able to return fire and kill the suspect. The suspect was carrying $10,000 in cash and was wanted in Mexico for the murder of a Mexican federal officer. Chief Rosalez was a United States Army Vietnam veteran and had served with the Elsa Police Department for 7 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four 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.
Chief of Police Rosalez gave the Elsa Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elsa community, and 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
Jesus Rosalez, Jr. served in the Army (1968â1970) before joining law enforcement.
Chief of Police Jesus Rosalez, Jr. 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. Jesus Rosalez, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Jesus Rosalez, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jesus Rosalez, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jesus Rosalez, Jr. was killed by gun; unknown type.