EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Family, friends and law enforcement officers came to a West Texas church for funeral services for a Border Patrol agent who died last weekend from head and other injuries.
A private funeral mass was held Saturday afternoon in El Paso for Border Patrol Agent Rogelio Martinez. Border Patrol spokesman Ramiro Cordero said the turnout by law officers "honors" Martinez for his sacrifice in protecting U.S. borders.
Martinez and another Border Patrol agent were both found in a culvert, 30 miles from the Mexico border.
The second Border Patrol agent's name has not been released. He is expected to survive.
The agent died last weekend from from several injuries.
Posted: Nov 25, 2017 10:02 PM
Related Content
- Border Patrol agent laid to rest in Texas
- Jackson Co. EMA Director laid to rest
- Huntsville's first lady laid to rest Friday
- Hundreds of children wait in Border Patrol facility in Texas
- WWII pilot missing since 1944 crash laid to rest
- Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency director laid to rest
- Border patrol agents find an abandoned duffel bag -- with a tiger inside it
- California's National Guard begins Border Patrol training
- Huntsville Police take on Madison duties as officer is laid to rest
- Rock 'n’ roll icon Little Richard laid to rest in Huntsville
Scroll for more content...
.jpg)
.jpg)
