Gabriel B. Saucedo
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Correctional Officer

Gabriel B. Saucedo

Accident
End of Watch June 2, 2005
Age 36
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Gabriel Saucedo was killed when his 9mm Glock service pistol was accidentally discharged while he was on perimeter patrol at the Arizona State Prison Complex - Safford.

He was alone in a department vehicle when the incident occurred. One round passed through his hand and struck him in the leg, causing massive bleeding. He was flown to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Saucedo had served with the Arizona Department of Corrections for 13 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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You barely got started.
Correctional Officer Saucedo gave the Arizona Department of Corrections 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Saucedo.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Phoenix, Maricopa County, AZ
Platform Identity adcorr.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 2005
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Gabriel is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 2005, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Gabriel was 36. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Gabriel had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Arizona Department of Corrections has 10 officers remembered here, Gabriel among them.

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Where

Correctional Officer Gabriel B. Saucedo

Arizona Department of Corrections · End of Watch June 2, 2005

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-W

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