Bexar County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch Friday, February 2, 1973
Add to My HeroesJoshua B. Rodriguez, Jr.
Reserve Deputy Rodriguez and Deputy Vincent Walker were shot and killed after being overpowered during a traffic stop on Bandera Road. They had stopped a vehicle for a license plate violation.
Approximately ten minutes later a citizen notified dispatchers that two deputies had been shot. Two suspects were apprehended and convicted of capital murder.
Reserve Deputy Rodriguez had been with the agency for two years and was survived by his wife and two sons, one of whom went on to serve with he Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 2 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Convicted of capital murder
Related LODD Deaths
Deputy Sheriff Vincent L. Walker
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: February 2, 1973
Most Recent Reflection
View all 16 ReflectionsThinking of you Dad
Deputy John Rodriguez
Bexar County Sheriffs Office
November 14, 2019
Recent LODD Deaths
Lieutenant Shirley Lanning
Canadian County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: February 14, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office, LA
EOW: February 12, 2020
Police Officer Matthew S. von Seydewitz
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: January 27, 2020
Trooper Joseph Jon Bullock
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: February 5, 2020
Police Officer Nick O'Rear
Kimberly Police Department, AL
EOW: February 5, 2020
Deputy Sheriff Richard Edward Whitten
Liberty County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: February 3, 2020
Police Officer Alan Daniel McCollum
Corpus Christi Police Department, TX
EOW: January 31, 2020
Major Angelanette Moore
Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail, VA
EOW: January 23, 2020
Police Officer Katherine Mary Thyne
Newport News Police Department, VA
EOW: January 23, 2020