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Jose Martinez

Gender : Male

Age : 40

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 06/04/2025

Location : Southeast 59th Street and Bryant Avenue

City : Oklahoma City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer(s) :Sergeant Justin Kuehn

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On June 4 at approximately 5:56 a.m., Oklahoma City officers served a court-approved search warrant at a home on Evanbrook Terrace tied to alleged sex crimes. Jose Martinez fled out a back door armed with a pistol. Sergeant Justin Kuehn pursued him on foot into a wooded area near Southeast 59th and Bryant. Martinez dropped the pistol over a fence, then leaned down to retrieve it. Kuehn ordered him to stop; Martinez did not comply and reached for the firearm. Kuehn fired once, striking Martinez. Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the shooting, officers had been actively seeking Martinez for over a week in connection with multiple rape and forcible oral sodomy charges. Kuehn has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation. The Oklahoma City Police Department’s Critical Incident Unit and Office of Professional Standards are reviewing the shooting.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://kfor.com/news/local/police-investigating-fatal-officer-involved-shooting-in-se-oklahoma-city/
https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-officer-involved-shooting-se59th/64966142
https://www.news9.com/story/684030a9edcbd6c8c79990b1/breaking-officer-involved-shooting-in-se-okc
https://okcfox.com/newsletter-daily/ocpd-investigates-fatal-officer-shooting-during-search-warrant-on-sex-crimes-suspect-oklahoma-city-police-armed-suspect-59th-street-bryant-avenue-deceased-at-the-scene-officer-not-injured-ongoing-investigation-foot-pursuit-se-okc
https://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/OKOKC-3e3c1da?wgt_ref=OKOKC_WIDGET_6