Sergeant Joseph Sanchez
Baton Rouge City Police Department
Louisiana
End of Watch: Monday, June 6, 1966

Biographical Info
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, April 16, 1966
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Sergeant Sanchez succumbed to a gunshot sustained two months earlier while arresting a suspect for robbery. The leg wound caused a blood clot to develop, which moved to his heart.

Sergeant Sanchez was a veteran of both WWII and the Korean War and had been a a prisoner in a German POW camp for 20 months. He was survived by his wife and daughter.