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shot and wounded the brother-in-law and then shot Patrolman Garza again as he lay on
the ground. The suspect was apprehended and charged with two counts of capital
murder and three counts of attempted capital murder. The suspect's mother was also
charged in connection with starting the incident that led to the murders and sentenced
to one year in prison.
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Section Three: Selected Incidents of Law Enforcement Officers
Killed in the Line of Duty by Assault Weapons, 1998 Through 2001
Date: March 29, 2001
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Assault Weapon: M-11 assault pistol
On March 29, 2001, San Antonio Police Officer Hector Garza, age 48, was shot and killed
while responding to a domestic disturbance report. Jessica Garcia, age 21, had called
police to ask for an officer's protection while she moved out of her home. When Garcia's
husband, Frank, learned of her plans, he drove home and killed both Jessica and Officer
Garza-a 25-year police veteran-by shooting them both in the head with an M-11 assault
pistol. Frank Garcia, 28, was arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of
capital murder and three counts of attempted murder. Garcia was convicted of the
murders in February 2002.
Bill Hendricks, "Cop's Slaying Stuns City," San Antonio Express-News, March 30, 2001;
"Garcia Gets Death Penalty; Cop Killer Sentenced," San Antonio Express-News, February
12, 2002.
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Domestic Turns Deadly for Officer
Mark Nichols
If the authorities are right, the course of events that led to the shooting deaths of San
Antonio Police Officer Hector Garza, 48, and Jessica Garcia, 20, started with an abusive
relationship. Frank Garcia, 28 - the man who stands accused in their deaths - was a
jealous husband prone to violence, police and relatives say.
This tragic tale started on July 15, 1994, when Jessica Duran, only 14, married Garcia,
then 21, a young dropout known in the neighborhood for his hot car and his quick
temper.
But it is also the story of a public servant who knew the streets of his beat inside and
out, and who in trying to prevent a catastrophe became part of one.
Garza and a second officer responded to a domestic disturbance call at the Garcia home.
The call unfolded without incident. Jessica waved the two officers off, and believing
everything to be O.K., they left.
About 9 a.m., Garza returned to the house on a second call, without a fellow officer to
cover him. After entering the Garcia home, he was shot and killed, as was Jessica.