Adam Menuez

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Police Department*

Tribal Police

End of Watch: Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Biographical Info

Age: 27

Tour of Duty: 5 months

Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile accident

Date of Incident: Wednesday, July 4, 2007

Incident Location: Fallon Nevada

Officer Adam Menuez was killed in automobile accident on Rio Vista Street, on the Stillwater Indian Reservation, while responding to a call at approximately 4:30 am.

He lost control of his 2006 Dodge Charger patrol car and struck a guardrail on a bridge as he rounded a bend in the roadway. The vehicle overturned and became submerged in an irrigation canal. He was extricated from the vehicle and transported to Fallon Churchill Banner Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Menuez was a US Army veteran of the War on Terrorism. He had served with the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribal Police Department for only 5 months.

*(Officer Down Memorial Page)

Plaque Location & Image

South Wall Column 16 Row B     View The Plaque