Fresno Police Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, August 20, 1973
Age: 52
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 20, 1973
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Killed during standoff
Sergeant Salvador Mosqueda was shot and killed while responding to the home of a robbery suspect near the intersection of North Bond Avenue and East Lewis Avenue.
The man had robbed a grocery store and was tracked back to his residence. As Sergeant Mosqueda drove into the area the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding him. The man then held other officers at bay and was killed in a fire which resulted after tear gas canisters were shot into the home.
Sergeant Mosqueda was survived by his wife and children.
The intersection where Sergeant Mosqueda was killed no longer exists due to the construction of Sequoia-Kings Canyon Freeway.