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LAPD officer, whose wife is pregnant with twins, dies after 'long, courageous battle' with COVID-19

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A Los Angeles Police Department officer died Friday due to the coronavirus, becoming the agency's first sworn officer to fall victim to COVID-19. The department confirmed that the officer died Friday morning from "complications of COVID-19." In a memo sent out to LAPD personnel obtained by FOX 11, Chief Michael Moore identified the officer as&nbsp;Police Officer II Valentin Martinez,&nbsp;known to his friends as Val,&nbsp;of LAPD's Mission Station. Moore said that Martinez had a long, courageous battle with the virus. According to a statement released by the LAPD, Martinez is survived by his&nbsp;domestic partner, who is 20 weeks pregnant with their twins, his mother, and siblings.&nbsp;Get breaking news alerts in the FOX 11 News app. Download for&nbsp;&nbsp;or&nbsp;. Advertisement Moore authorized LAPD personnel to wear the mourning band in honor of Martinez.The officer is the second LAPD employee to die from the illness. Erica McAdoo, a non-sworn senior detention officer, died from the virus July 3. She was 39.RELATED:&nbsp;

A Los Angeles Police Department officer died Friday due to the coronavirus, becoming the agency's first sworn officer to fall victim to COVID-19. The department confirmed that the officer died Friday morning from "complications of COVID-19." In a memo sent out to LAPD personnel obtained by FOX 11, Chief Michael Moore identified the officer as&nbsp;Police Officer II Valentin Martinez,&nbsp;known to his friends as Val,&nbsp;of LAPD's Mission Station. Moore said that Martinez had a long, courageous battle with the virus. According to a statement released by the LAPD, Martinez is survived by...

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LAPD officer, whose wife is pregnant with twins, dies after 'long, courageous battle' with COVID-19

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