Fallen San Marcos officer to receive full honors public funeral
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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The public service for Officer Justin Putnam will start at 10 a.m. on June 3 at the Shoreline Church on Burnet Road in Austin. The funeral had been postponed due to COVID-19 at the family s request, says the city of San Marcos.
Memorial service to mark one year since San Marcos PD officer was killed
One year following his death, San Marcos Police will host a public memorial service for Officer Putnam on Sunday, April 18th.
A procession, limited to only Hays County first responders, will travel from Thomason Funeral Home to Shoreline Church beginning at 7:30 a.m. Members of the public are invited to pay their respects along the route, which will travel from Old Ranch Road 12 to Wonder World Drive, then on to I-35 North.
San Marcos holds public memorial on anniversary of fallen police officer Justin Putnam’s death
The two other officers involved in the deadly shooting were given the Police Purple Heart award
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SAN MARCOS – The San Marcos community is still in mourning as they gathered to honor slain police officer Justin Putnam.
Sunday, April 18, marks one year since all Officer Putnam, Officers Franco Stewart and Justin Mueller were ambushed while responding to a domestic disturbance call at the Twin Lake Apartments on April 18, 2020.
Officer Putnam, 31, was killed in the shooting and Officers Stewart and Mueller were injured.
Officer Seal, with SMPD, a close friend and neighbor, spoke at the memorial on Officer Putnam’s legacy.