San Marcos Police Officer Justin Putnam was killed Saturday after a suspect in an assault/domestic violence case ambushed him and his fellow officers.
Putnam, 31, was a 5-year San Marcos Police Department veteran. Officers Franco Stewart and Justin Mueller were injured during Saturday’s incident and were transported to Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle. Stewart and Mueller both underwent surgery and currently are in critical but stable condition, SMPD Interim Police Chief Bob Klett said during a press conference on Sunday.
“We lost a fine young man, a faithful officer and friend last night,” Klett said. “He graduated from Texas State University, magna cum laude, so he understood what it took to police a wonderfully diverse community like San Marcos and a college community.”
