Benjamin Edward Marconi, 50, was a San Antonio Police Department detective with 20 years’ service who was shot and killed while on duty on November 20, 2016. He was seated in his marked patrol car in front of department headquarters, writing a ticket for another driver during a traffic stop when a motorist stopped nearby exited his vehicle and shot Marconi twice in the head. Marconi was later pronounced dead at the San Antonio Military Medical Center.

The shooter was identified as Otis Tyrone McKane, described in reports as a 31-year-old African American male. He was arrested the next day and charged with capital murder. Investigators said McKane appeared to be targeting police officers, noting the shooting occurred the same day as three other unrelated attacks on officers elsewhere. Marconi’s death was the department’s first line-of-duty death since 2013 and drew intense local attention.

If anyone has information about Detective Marconi’s final assignment, the traffic stop, or the events outside headquarters that day, please share what is known.