MBPD’s Martin Ganz remembered 25 years after his death
MBPD Officer Martin Ganz. Photo courtesy MBPD Every year for the last 23 years on Dec. 27, a woman arrives at the Bank of America parking lot near the Manhattan Village mall at exactly one hour before midnight. For many years, she came alone, but over the course of the last decade sometimes Pam Schultz would bring her son, J.T, and her husband, Jon. Other than that night, Schultz would steer clear of the area, rarely even passing by on Sepulveda. But a couple weeks ago, she was driving from El Segundo to Hermosa with J.T., who is 10. She was startled by him when he recognized the bank parking lot as they drove past. “Mommy,” he said to her, “that is where we go every year. That’s the bank where Martin was killed.” Manhattan Beach Police Officer Martin Ganz was shot to death at that location on Dec. 27, 1993 in the course of what appeared to be a routine traffic stop. He was 29 years old and already a five-year MBPD veteran. Shultz, who was also 29, was his fiancee. She has gone on to live a life of fulfillment, with a loving family and few regrets, but a few days pass in her life that she doesn’t think of Ganz. She campaigned successfully to have a stretch of the 405 Freeway named…
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