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May 8, 2023 · Exclusive video shows moments before CPD officer killed; 4 in custody for shooting, sources say. Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston shot to death in front of Avalon Park home on...
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Aug 11, 2021 · As Chicago police officer Ella French laid mortally wounded on the ground, her body camera continued to roll and captured the suspect, gun still in his hand, stepping over her and her wounded partner as he fled the scene, according to a prosecutor.
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Mar 12, 2022 · Martinez was shocked by the script, and says he showed it to his wife, his agent and his mother, expecting all of them to voice an objection. Instead, they all advised him to do it.
Benito Martinez (born June 28, 1971) [1] is an American actor, best known for his role as LAPD Captain David Aceveda in the FX police drama The Shield, Luis Torres in Sons of Anarchy (2011–2012), Todd Denver in How to Get Away with Murder (2016–2018), Sheriff Diaz in 13 Reasons Why (2019–2020), and for his film roles in the movie My ...
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Benito James Martinez is an American actor best known for his role as David Aceveda in the FX series The Shield and Alonzo Gutierrez in the ABC series American Crime.
Martinez was born on June 28, 1971, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Bennie and Margarita Martinez. He got his start onstage at the age of eight by performing in his father's mariachi band, Mariachi Del Norte de Bennie Martinez, where he played the vihuela. The following year, he began participating in several productions at the bilingual theater company La Compania de Teatro de Albuquerque, which was also co-founded by his mother. He spent several years both performing in his father's mariachi band and performing in at La Compania de Teatro de Albuquerque, but the latter eventually won over. Martinez later enrolled at Hollywood High Performing Arts Magnet, then transferred to the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts, where he managed to take part in their three-year program, as well as acquiring an advanced certificate in stage combat during his stay.
Martinez starred in the FX cop drama series The Shield, where he portrayed David Aceveda, a Police Committee Chairman and former captain of The Barn. This performance earned Martinez national attention, multiple award nominations (including a 2007 ALMA Award win for Best Supporting Actor), and recognition from the NOSOTROS Foundation and the National Hispanic Media Coalition for outstanding performance in a dramatic series. Since then, he has managed to appear in TV shows, video games, and movies such as Saw, in which he played Brett, the friend and lawyer of protagonist Lawrence Gordon; House of Cards, in which he played Hector Mendoza, the senior United States Senator from Arizona; and Battlefield: Hardline, in which he played Julian Dawes, the main antagonist and the head of the Vice division of the police department in Miami, Florida.
Martinez portrayed Chief Raul Montoya in the Season Eleven episode "Outlaw".
•How to Get Away with Murder - 11 episodes (2016-2017) - A.D.A. Todd Denver
•American Made (2017) - James Rangel
•Menendez: Blood Brothers (2017) - Jose Menendez
•The Leftovers (2017) - Arturo
•American Crime - 16 episodes (2015-2017) - Alonzo Gutierrez/Luis Salazar/Dominic Calderon
•The Blacklist - 4 episodes (2016-2017) - Senator Robert Diaz
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.
May 11, 2023 · Nineteen-year-olds Joseph Brooks and Trevell Breeland, Jakwon Buchanan, 18, and a 16-year-old boy face charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, burglary, motor vehicle theft and other...
May 10, 2023 · Authorities say four teenagers have been charged in the fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer who was killed last weekend as she headed home from work.
