Pedro Martinez

How they died

Deadly force

Deputies went to the mobile home of Pedro Martinez after his girlfriend called the sheriff's office to report a domestic disturbance. She told a dispatcher that Martinez was very drunk and armed with a gun. When deputies arrived at the home, they looked inside and saw Martinez load a pistol and fire four shots into the floor near another person, police said. Deputy Hampton Jenkins fired a single shot at Martinez when he saw the suspect raise his gun toward a man sitting in a chair. The bullet struck Martinez in the head, killing him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Pedro Martinez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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