At Rest

Suicide
Officer Jose Hernandez used his service weapon to kill his wife, Castillo, then commit suicide. She told family that Officer Hernandez abused her, but she refused to tell police. The marriage had lasted eight months. Officer Hernandez had been a peace officer for 23 years.
This record exists so that Jose “Joe” Hernandez, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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