Joaquin Montijo Jr.
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Police Officer

Joaquin Montijo Jr.

Philadelphia Police Department — Philadelphia, PA
Felonious
End of Watch June 15, 1990
Age 35
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Badge 6062
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Joaquin Montijo succumbed to a gunshot wound received two days earlier. He was shot in the head after responding to a disturbance on Fairhill Street, near Lycoming Street.

Officer Montijo approached the man who was holding a pistol and told him to drop the weapon. Instead, the man began shooting. Officer Montijo was taken off of life support at 1225 hours on June 15th, 1990.

The suspect was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, but received a life sentenced following a new sentencing hearing.

Survivors

Officer Montijo was survived by his wife and three children.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Montijo gave the Philadelphia Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Philadelphia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Montijo.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
Platform Identity ppd.philadelphia.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 15, 1990
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Age 35
Badge Number 6062
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Joaquin is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1990, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Joaquin was 35. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Joaquin had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Philadelphia Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Joaquin among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Joaquin Montijo Jr.

Philadelphia Police Department · End of Watch June 15, 1990

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 25-W

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