"Man charged in Texas police chief’s slaying" Associated Press August 25, 2014
LUBBOCK, Texas — A 24-year-old man has been charged in the shooting death of the Elmendorf, Texas, police chief, authorities said Sunday.
Rosanne Hughes of the Bexar County sheriff’s office said Joshua Manuel Lopez faces a charge of capital murder of a police officer in the killing of Chief Michael Pimentel.
Pimentel was shot while making a stop Saturday to serve an active misdemeanor warrant for graffiti. He was struck in the shoulder and abdomen and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Hughes says investigators are looking into Lopez’s background. Lopez remained in the Bexar County Adult Detention Center in lieu of $1 million bond Sunday. Information about whether he has an attorney was unavailable.
The 60-year-old Pimentel had been chief of Elmendorf for about 18 months. The town has about 1,500 residents and is 25 miles southeast of San Antonio.
Mayor Evelyn Lykins said Pimentel “embraced the community of Elmendorf not only as its head of law enforcement officer but also as a resident. We will miss him.’’
A neighbor told the San Antonio Express-News that Lopez is a quiet loner who often dressed in black trench coats, even in the summer.
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