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Rafael Marmolejo, Jr, Detective
Born: December 29, 1922
End of Watch: March 17, 1951 |
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Detective Ralph Marmalejo and his partner, Frank
Goreman, spotted two suspicious individuals walking into the railroad tracks
behind 1830 Bassett Avenue. It was Saturday, March 17th, at 9:00 p.m. when
Detective Goreman and Detective Marmolejo split up in order to better search
the tracks. Oscar Pichardo, an ex-convict from California was one of the
suspicious men. He and his buddy, Alberto Salas, tried to hide from the
two officers. Pichardo, who was armed with a handgun, stated that he only
wanted to scare the Detective so he could escape. Instead, Pichardo shot
Detective Marmalejo in the abdomen. Detective Marmolejo returned fire and
shot Pichardo twice, seriously wounding him. Detective Marmolejo died shortly
after arriving at Southwestern Memorial Hospital. Pichardo and Salas were
charged with Murder. Marmolejo was survived by his wife, 3 month old daughter
Norma and 21 month daughter Cecelia. Detective Marmolejo was a 5 year veteran
of the El Paso Police Department when he died. Source: El Paso Herald Post.
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