OIS #2 and Homicide #30 of 2025
Incident # 2025-0040898
Date & Time: 6/4/2025 at 5:56 AM.
Location: 5200 block of Evanbrook Terr.
Deceased Suspect: Martinez, Jose (H/M, DOB: 12/31/1984)
Involved Officer: Sgt. Justin Kuehn – 7 years of service.
Narrative: Early yesterday, police were serving a sex crimes related search warrant (rape of a juvenile and an adult) at a residence in the 5200 block of Evanbrook Terr. During service of the search warrant, Jose Martinez armed himself with a gun and fled the residence on foot, into a wooded area. Sgt. Kuehn found Martinez, who had thrown his firearm over a fence and was attempting to retrieve it. Sgt. Kuehn ordered Martinez to stop. Martinez ignored Sgt. Kuehn’s commands, reached down and picked up the firearm, and was subsequently shot by Sgt. Kuehn. Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was injured.
At the time of the shooting, investigators had been searching for Martinez for over a week regarding arrest warrants issued for him for three counts of first-degree rape and one count of forcible oral sodomy.
Sgt. Kuehn has been placed on routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
PIO Contact: MSgt. Gary Knight, 405/297-1111
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