Blue Lives Lost: Remembering Jose 'Speedy' Espericueta (1975 - 2019)

Corporal Jose Espericueta was shot and killed as he and other officers attempted to apprehend a subject who had threatened family members on June 20, 2019. Nicknamed 'Speedy' by friends, Espericueta had served with the Mission Police Department in Texas for 13 years and had previously served with the San Benito Police Department for five years. He is survived by his wife and two children.