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Joseph Brian Montijo
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Sergeant

Joseph Brian Montijo

Chattanooga Police Department — Chattanooga, TN
Cardiac
United States flag Tennessee flag
End of Watch November 1, 2019
Age 49
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 26

Incident

Sergeant Joe Montijo died as the result of a complication of heat exhaustion sustained on September 12th, 2019, while processing a crime scene in the 3900 block of Dahlia Street.

He was exposed to high temperatures and high humidity for several hours while processing the outdoor homicide scene. He was transported to the hospital from the scene after he began to exhibit symptoms of heatstroke. He was treated and released from the hospital but continued to experience health issues as a result of the heatstroke.

On November 1st, 2019, he called 911 after suffering additional health issues and was transported to the hospital in cardiac arrest. He died a short time later.

Sergeant Montijo had served with the Chattanooga Police Department for 12 years and had previously served with the Los Angeles, California, Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, mother, and three sisters.

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Montijo gave the Chattanooga Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Montijo.

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

Agency

Department Chattanooga Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
Platform Identity cpd.hamilton.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 2019
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Joseph is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% 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 2019, 19 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 12th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

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Who

Joseph was 49. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Joseph had served 20 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

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When

November holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.

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His people

Chattanooga Police Department has 27 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.

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Where

Sergeant Joseph Brian Montijo

Chattanooga Police Department · End of Watch November 1, 2019

Where the Name Is Cut

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