Dozens attend Agent Martinez’s visitation

Dozens of friends, family and Border Patrol agents attended slain Border Patrol agent Rogelio Martinez’s visitation Friday night at Martin Funeral Home in Central El Paso.

However, the mother of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who died from injuries sustained while on patrol in West Texas says her family still doesn’t know the details surrounding his death.

Elvira Martinez told The Associated Press on Tuesday that her son, 36-year-old Rogelio Martinez, “was a very accomplished person and loved his work.”

The agent died after being injured while on duty near Van Horn, which is about 30 miles from the Mexico border and 110 miles southeast of El Paso.

In an interview with the El Paso Times, the father of agent Martinez said his son suffered serious injuries that left his head “destroyed.” Jose Martinez told the Times doctors said his son suffered repeated cardiac arrest before he died Sunday.

A U.S. official, briefed on the investigation but not authorized to speak publicly, said Monday investigators believe Martinez may have fallen into a culvert near Van Horn.

The official says Martinez’s partner also suffered traumatic head injuries and can’t remember what happened.

Rogelio Martinez, father to an 11-year-old, lived in El Paso and joined the Border Patrol in 2013.

The FBI has scheduled a news conference for 1 p.m. Tuesday. CLICK HERE TO WATCH IT LIVE.