State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser has completed her review of the March 30, 2025, officer-involved death of Irving Martinez, age 30, of Aurora, finding no wrongdoing on the part of the Aurora police officers involved in the incident.
According to the investigation, on March 30 APD officers responded to the Speedway Gas Station located at 948 North Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora, where they found Martinez in the bathroom, screaming and acting erratically. The toilet had been detached from the wall, flooding the floor with water.
Martinez gave the officers his name and said he had taken cocaine that was “probably laced.” Apparently overheating, Martinez requested and was provided drinking water, which he consumed and poured on himself. Officers tried to calm him down, but he continued to act extremely agitated, splashing water from the floor onto himself and screaming incoherently.
Paramedics arrived and officers attempted to move Martinez from the bathroom into the ambulance, but Martinez was uncooperative, physically resisting officers and yelling. Determining Martinez to be a danger to himself and others, paramedics administered two rounds of a sedative seven minutes apart.
After the second sedative was administered, Martinez was moved onto the stretcher and handcuffed. After a few minutes, he became unresponsive. The handcuffs were removed, paramedics performed CPR, and an ambulance transported Martinez to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
An autopsy performed by the Kane County Coroner’s Office found that Martinez’s death was due to cocaine toxicity and hypertensive cardiovascular disease being a significant contributing factor.
“Based on a review of the evidence, the Aurora officers had probable cause to arrest Martinez and attempted to de-escalate the situation using the proper amount of force,” Mosser concluded. “Officers prioritized the medical issues presented. In addition to attributing Martinez’s death to cocaine toxicity with hypertensive cardiovascular disease as a significant contributing factor, the pathologist opined that the restraint used by the Aurora Police or Fire Departments did not exacerbate or contribute to the death of Martinez. The officers followed every relevant policy of the Aurora Police Department and the Illinois State Statutes. My review of the officer-involved death pursuant to 50 ILCS 727/1-10 is now considered closed.
The State’s Attorney’s Office has delivered a comprehensive report to Aurora Police Department. To request the full report, please contact the SAO’s FOIA office.
