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Ignacio Gonzales Conchos
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Police Officer

Ignacio Gonzales Conchos

Phoenix Police Department — Phoenix, AZ
Felonious
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End of Watch July 1, 1982
Age 39
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 2853
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 46

Incident

Police Officer Nacho Conchos and Police Officer John Davis were shot and killed when they entered the Valley Squire Cocktail Lounge at 44 East Southern in Phoenix, searching for a bank robbery suspect. At 2:33 pm, a man robbed a bank and fled. Witnesses observed him entering the Valley Squire Cocktail Lounge. Twenty minutes later, Officer Conchos and Officer Davis were in plainclothes and entered the bar searching for the robbery suspect. The subject fired seven shots at the officers before they drew their weapons. Although he was shot, Officer Davis returned fire and hit the suspect. Officer Conchos died at the scene. Officer Davis succumbed to his wounds one month later. The suspect, 25, an illegal alien, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. As of October 15, 2022, he was still in prison. Officer Conchos had served with the Phoenix Police Department for seven years and was assigned to the South Mountain crime-resistance unit. He was survived by his wife and four children. The Ignacio Conchos Elementary School in Phoenix is named after Officer Conchos.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Conchos gave the Phoenix Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Conchos.

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

Agency

Department Phoenix Police Department
Type Other
Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Platform Identity phoepd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 1, 1982
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 39
Badge Number 2853
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Not available

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ignacio is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1982, 122 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 42nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ignacio was 39. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Ignacio had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 0.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

Phoenix Police Department has 47 officers remembered here, Ignacio among them.

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Where

Police Officer Ignacio Gonzales Conchos

Phoenix Police Department · End of Watch July 1, 1982

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-W

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