Ramon Suarez
Agency patch
Police Officer

Ramon Suarez

End of Watch September 11, 2001
Age 45
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
The Vigil Panel 149 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Ramon Suarez was killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks while attempting to rescue the victims trapped in the World Trade Center.

Officer Suarez was last seen re-entering the North Tower after he and another officer rescued a woman who couldn't walk. He was killed when the North Tower collapsed.

He was posthumously awarded the New York City Police Department's Medal of Honor for his heroic actions.

Officer Suarez had served with the New York City Police Department for 16 years and was assigned to Transit District 4.

September 11, 2001

Police Officer Ramon Suarez was killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001. He was 45 years old.

He is one of 72 officers honored here, and one of 23 at New York City Police Department.

Seventy-two law enforcement officers from eight local, state, and federal agencies were killed at the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001, alongside 343 members of the New York City Fire Department and more than 2,800 civilians. A fourth aircraft went down in a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where a law enforcement officer aboard was among the dead.

Officers went into the towers while everyone else was coming out. More than 25,000 people reached safety because they did.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NY-4CC7963B
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
September 21, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Ramon. Claim this record.

Also honored at requiem.nw. One record, 2 gates. Ramon is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

You went in while everyone else was coming out.
Police Officer Suarez gave the New York City Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the New York community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Suarez.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location New York, NY
Platform Identity nypd.newyork.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 2001
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male
Born Puerto Rico

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Terrorist attack
Weapon Aircraft; Passenger jet

Police Officer Ramon Suarez is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In NY, 754 of 2,147 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 35.1% of this state's fallen. That is 35.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New York City Police Department, 382 of 1237 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.9% of this agency's fallen.

New York City Police Department
382
of 1,237 officers
30.9% Felonious
NY — Statewide
754
of 2,147 officers
35.1% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,787 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ramon Suarez's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Ramon Suarez Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ramon Suarez is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ramon Suarez was killed by aircraft; passenger jet.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

Where the Name Is Cut

National September 11 Memorial · Panel 25

Also Remembered

National September 11 Memorial — requiem.nw →