| Special Officer M. V. Torres Texas and Pacific Railroad Police Department Railroad Police End of Watch: Wednesday, September 6, 1922 Biographical Info Age: 54 Tour of Duty: 2 months, 1 week Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 6, 1922 Incident Location: Texas Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Never identified Special Officer Torres was shot and killed while patrolling the railroad yards in Mingus, Texas, during a labor dispute. He was transported to a hospital in Ft. Worth where he was able to give a statement about the shooting before succumbing to his wounds.
No suspects were ever arrested for his murder.
Torres was not married. He was buried in San Antonio, Texas. |