Texas Police Officer Shot, Killed Following Hourslong Chase Along Southern Border

Two suspects—Rogelio Martinez Jr., 18, of Brownsville, and Rodrigo Axel Espinosa Valdez, 23, of Mexico—were later arrested and are facing multiple charges

Lt. Milton Resendez, who was fatally shot in San Benito, Texas, on Oct. 17, 2023, in an undated photo. San Benito Police Department via AP

A Texas police officer was fatally shot following an hours-long chase of two men who fled a traffic stop along the Southern border. The two men switched vehicles and raced through several cities in the Rio Grande Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border before they were captured hours later, according to authorities.

“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of one of our very own. Lieutenant Milton Resendez, a 30+ year police veteran and member of our department’s Command Staff, went to be with the Lord on this day during the early morning hours,” the San Benito Police Department announced in a social media post on Wednesday morning.