Incident

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10-17-2023 Texas San Benito 1-2

Location

October 17, 2023

1100 block of N Sam Houston Blvd
San Benito, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Lieutenant Milton Resendez
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rodrigo Axel Espinosa Valdez
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Rogelio Martinez Jr
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

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

Notes

multi-agency vehicle pursuit began on South Padre Island; San Benito PD Officer shot dead; subjs apprehended at Exxon station at 1725 International Blvd, Brownsville, TX

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/san-benito-officer-shoot-killed-in-multi-agency-pursuit-investigation-underway/

URL: https://www.krgv.com/videos/chase-in-cameron-county-results-in-officer-involved-shooting-with-san-benito-police/

URL: https://www.conchovalleyhomepage.com/news/texas/multi-agency-pursuit-results-in-san-benito-officer-shooting-investigation-underway/

URL: https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/san-benito-officer-killed-during-vehicle-pursuit-two-suspects-in-custody-crime-victim-suspect-investigation-chase

District

Congressional District: 34
State Senate District: 27
State House District: 37