{"id":2197,"date":"2026-05-21T18:01:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2026-05-21T18:01:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T18:01:37","slug":"galveston-officer-in-deadly-55th-street-shooting-involved-in-2-past-shootings-chief-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=2197","title":{"rendered":"Galveston officer in deadly 55th Street shooting involved in 2 past shootings, chief says"},"content":{"rendered":"

GALVESTON, Texas<\/strong> – <\/span>The Galveston Police Department officer involved in the deadly shooting on Monday has been involved in two previous shootings, according to officials.<\/p>

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Galveson PD officer involved in 55th Street shooting<\/h2>

Police Chief Doug Balli confirmed the officer who fired shots that killed 47-year-old Randy Martin is Joshua Nino de Guzman.<\/p>

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Guzman is a two-and-a-half year veteran with the police department and recently was awarded Officer of the Year for his assistance in the rescue ot a 12-year-old girl.<\/p>

According to Chief Balli, Guzman has been involved in two other police shootings.<\/p>

What happened on 55th Street in Galveston?<\/strong><\/h2>

The backstory:<\/p>

Pearland PD say it all began around 3:45 pm. when Officer Guzman initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Avenue O and 55th Street on Monday.<\/p>

Guzman reportedly asked the driver, now identified as Marrtin, to step out of the vehicle but a struggle occurred. He requested back-up to respond quickly.<\/p>

At some point in the struggle, Officer Guzman shot his weapon, hitting Martin multiple times.<\/p>

Police said officers immediately rendered first aid at the scene until Martin was taken by Galveston EMS to the UTMB Emergency Department, where he was pronounced dead.\u00a0<\/p>

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