El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, March 24, 2019
Add to My HeroesPeter John Herrera
Deputy Sheriff Peter Herrera succumbed to wounds sustained when he was shot after pulling over a vehicle in San Elizario at 1:50 am.
He had stopped the vehicle for a registration violation near the corner of Chicken Ranch Road and Socorro Road. He approached the car and asked the driver to step out. As the driver exited the vehicle, he fired 15 rounds, striking Deputy Herrera multiple times. Deputy Herrara did not have an opportunity to draw his own weapon.
A civilian and members of the U.S. Border Patrol and El Paso County Sheriff's Office provided aid to Deputy Herrera. He was transported to a local hospital in critical condition, where he succumbed to his wounds two days later.
The driver and the passenger fled the scene in the vehicle, but it stalled out several blocks away. The two then fled on foot but were located and apprehended a short time later by responding deputies. The passenger pled guilty to manslaughter, and she was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The subject who shot Deputy Herrera was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to death.
Deputy Herrera had served with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office for 11 years. He is survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour 11 years
- Badge 4928
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, March 22, 2019
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to death
Most Recent Reflection
View all 187 ReflectionsBetween 6 years after your death and 16 years after my father death is our worst experiences to endure our family has changed and thought about our community and citizens of El Paso, Texas we strived our valor awards to deserve a safety and proud to be a hero. It’s been a bless and grateful with El Paso County Sheriff’s Office know our memorial can stand with touching the survivor’s heart by a name who remembering the day from sacrifice for my father Cesar A. Arreola and since past several years to included for Ruben Orozco Sr. on 2005.
I have to hold my father’s thousand of memories should be save after his death from my eyes of memory and watching. I believe your family member should keep going to saving a beautiful memories with your mother, widow, and your daughter. I met your wife and daughter was a lovely survivor and I needed to say congratulations to your wife for tour her duty at El Paso County Sheriff’s Office. Your daughter and I am proud to become a graduated student on Spring 2024 since I graduated from University and your daughter graduated from her High School.
I will be happy to looking forward with community involvement for 5K run on the upcoming event since I did have an improvement of outdoor run. But I love to play tennis almost 10 years as my preferable sport. Unfortunately, I’m not a good running in high school cross country and track. Then I did keep up my goals to fight a tough life.
I will keep up a support and strengthen the empathy for you as an important fallen law enforcement officer who died from the horrible case of traffic stop on 2019.
God bless you Peter Herrera.
Arreola, Angel Abraham
Cesar A. Arreola. EOW: Jan. 18th, 2009 #4856
My father, a son’s survivor.
State of Texas.
El Paso County Sheriff’s Office.
Angel Arreola
March 11, 2025
