Police killings
2013-2020

Martin Sandejo

Male, Hispanic

Date of the incident: 5/22/2018

Mathis, San Patricio, TX
100 7th Street

Police were called out to a burglary at a home around 4 p.m. According to family members, a man was holding a knife when police arrived, and they ordered him to put the knife down, then Mathis Police Chief Pete Saenz shot and killed him. Reports did not specify whether Sandejo released the knife.