The 45-year-old man is the first Los Angeles police officer to die from COVID-19.
LAPD Chief Michel Moore mourned the loss.
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A Hispanic officer from the Los Angeles Police Department died on Friday morning as a result of COVID-19. This is the second LAPD agent who dies due to the effects of coronavirus and the first with an oath and a police badge.
Valentín “Val” Martínez was 45 years old, the last 13 being part of the Department and working with the Mission division as a patrol officer.
According to reports, He caught it in late May, allegedly while working, and his fight to survive included continuous hospital transfers., increasingly in more serious conditions. In early June, they put a ventilator on him in a Santa Monica hospital, according to people close to Martínez.
The news saddened the Angelina Police even more because her romantic partner, Megan, is 20 weeks pregnant with twins.
A soon-to-be father, a partner, a brother, a son. As courageous in his fight against COVID as he was patrolling the streets and serving Angelenos.
Officer Valentin “Val” Martinez, Serial # 38701, you are End of Watch Sir. Rest In Peace. https://t.co/PARzf3c7nC
– LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) July 24, 2020
“Companion, brother, son and close to being a father. With as much courage in his fight against COVID as patrolling the streets and serving Angelenos, ”the LAPD said on Twitter.
Erica McAdoo, an officer working in the LAPD’s detention office, died three weeks ago to be the first person employed by the Department to lose her life to the coronavirus.
According to a statement obtained by the Los Angeles Times, 437 LAPD employees have tested positive for COVID-19, and 254 of them are in quarantine.
A GoFundMe page It was created to collect donations for the benefit of the Martínez family.
