El Paso County Sheriff’s Office unveils honor roll of fallen heroes
EL PASO, Texas -- El Paso County Sheriff Richard Wiles on Friday presented a memorial to those 114 law enforcement officers from around the nation who lost their lives in 2019 while serving their communities.
The memorial consists of 114 white crosses placed in front of the Memorial Wall outside of the Sheriff's Headquarters, located at 3850 Justice Drive, and a list of the names of those fallen heroes.
Included on that list is El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Peter Herrera. During his shift on March 22 last year, Herrera pulled over a car for a registration violation and instructed the driver to step out. When the driver did, officials said he fired 15 rounds at Herrera - who died two days later at the hospital.
"We will never forget the sacrifice that Peter and his family made to keep El Paso safe for all of us," Wiles said.
The sheriff said this local memorial will remain on display to allow the community an opportunity to pay their respects through the end of National Police Week on May 16.
During that week, Wiles said he plans to travel to Washington, D.C. with Herrera's family to witness the addition of Herrera's name to the national monument for fallen officers.
