Both happy, sad tears flow as HPD watches son of slain officer signs his letter of intent
Slain HPD officer’s son signs letter of intent
FOX 26 s Randy Wallace has more as the son of a Houston Police Department officer, who died in 2015, signed his letter of intent with police officers and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in attendance supporting him.
HOUSTON - It’s emotional, it’s heartbreaking to do this without my father, said high school senior Tyler Martin.
McClelland was Houston’s Police Chief on that fateful day May 18, 2015. Richard Martin was a hero, he said. When I talked to the Martin family and I walked in, I could see Tyler clutching something but I didn’t know what it was. As he was sobbing and I was talking with him, he told me I like to play baseball and now I don’t have anybody to play baseball with. I said yes you do, you have over 5,300 police officers to play baseball with.