Chief of Police Michael Anthony Pimentel, Elmendorf Police Department, Texas

Chief of Police Michael Anthony Pimentel

Elmendorf Police Department, Texas

End of Watch Saturday, August 23, 2014

Michael Anthony Pimentel

Chief of Police Michael Pimentel was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle in a residential area near the intersection of South 1st Avenue and East 9th Street at approximately 11:30 am.

A struggle ensued during the stop and Chief Pimentel was shot multiple times. He was flown to University Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Bexar County deputies responded to the scene and took the suspect into custody.

Chief Pimentel was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He served in law enforcement for 43 years and had previously served as the police chief of the San Antonio Independent School District Police Department.

Bio

Age 64
Tour 43 years
Badge 9100
Military Veteran

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender In custody

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Rest In Peace Chief of Police Michael A. Pimentel Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting the citizens of Elmendorf, Texas. I also want to Thank You for your military service.

I Pray for Peace for your Family, Friends and Co-Workers and those brave souls who choose to follow in your footsteps. I also Pray that the scum who murdered you shall burn forever in the lake of fire.

Amen.

B. Sherwood Senior Special Agent retired
Port Terminal Railroad Police Houston, TX

August 20, 2016