Incident

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4-06-2019 Texas Edinburg 1-1

Location

April 06, 2019

Incident Address

Edinburg, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Trooper Moises Sanchez
Age: 48
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Victor Alejandro Godinez
Age: 24
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer killed
Police Targeted

Notes

Texas State Trooper shot multiple times after confronting suspect who ran from a vehicle accident; Trooper died August 24, 2019

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 357 Mag

Sources

URL: https://www.breitbart.com/border/2019/04/06/state-trooper-shot-in-texas-border-city-suspect-at-large/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+breitbart+%28Breitbart+News%29

URL: https://abc13.com/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-state-trooper-officials-say/5237517/

URL: https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/texas/dps-responds-as-texas-state-trooper-remains-in-hospital/285-3cbf092d-3aef-4959-a26b-609c6dae0356

URL: https://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/wounded-dps-trooper-facing-surgery-soon/article_bb8ce6c6-a6a0-11e9-821c-bfebb4fc9aa2.html

URL: https://www.chron.com/news/texas/article/Former-Houston-police-officer-charged-with-murder-14373956.php

URL: http://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas/texas-dps-trooper-dies-following-shooting-in-april

District

Congressional District: 15
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 41