Marion Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Add to My HeroesHector Manuel Gomez
Patrolman Hector Gomez was shot and killed after responding to a bank where three suspects, one juvenile and two adults, were attempting to cash a check.
Bank officials became suspicious of the transaction and called police. When Patrolman Gomez arrived, the suspects fled and he gave chase. Their vehicle crashed into a ditch and as Patrolman Gomez approached the suspects, he was shot and killed. All three suspects were later apprehended a short time later.
In August 2003, the shooter pled guilty to murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The other two were charged with manslaughter.
Patrolman Gomez had been a member of the three-person department for just under one year and was the only officer on duty at the time. He was a United States Army veteran and is survived by his expectant wife, child, mother, and four brothers (one of whom serves as a Deputy Sheriff with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in Florida).
Patrolman Gomez was posthumously awarded the Louisiana Law Enforcement Medal of Honor.
Bio
- Age 25
- Tour 1 year
- Badge 3
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to life
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View all 122 ReflectionsHello brother just stopping by just to say I miss you and I am always thinking of you. It's been awhile since I wrote something, but I always remember the good times and the memories that we had. I always remember the times in Windsor Locks when we were all together with mom and just for a summer we were all so happy and together as a family. Love you and miss you, watch over us with a ready sword and I promise that one day we were all be together again, but till then...
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Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
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