Officer Joseph Preston Martin, 28, was killed on April 27, 1990, while working a routine traffic stop in North Miami Beach. He was with the Metro-Dade Police Department and had served five years when he stopped a stolen car at NE 13th Avenue and NE 151st Street; the vehicle held three men connected to a string of burglaries and robberies. As he approached, a passenger exited and fired, striking Officer Martin in the throat. Mortally wounded, Martin returned fire and wounded the shooter in the shoulder. The suspects fled but were later captured.

All three men were prosecuted. The shooter received a death sentence; the two accomplices were given long prison terms, one of 30 years and the other life. Martin left a wife, two children, and his parents and is remembered for his bravery and commitment to duty.

Did anyone in the community know Officer Martin or have additional information about the incident or its aftermath?