William Bula-Reyes
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Sergeant

William Bula-Reyes

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch November 29, 1998
Age 32
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant William Bula-Reyes was shot and killed while at the guard post he was assigned to at a public housing project. Sergeant Bula-Reyes was alone on the graveyard shift, at the public housing project Sicardo Lopez in Rio Piedras, sitting in the security booth when a person approached without a word and shot him, killing him instantly. When another officer came to relieve him the next morning, they found him dead in the booth. It was suggested that the lack of ventilation inside the security booth containing armor, forced the officer to leave the door open. The subject who shot him was arrested and convicted of his murder. Sergeant Bula-Reyes worked with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to Precinct 162, Rio Piedras.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bula-Reyes gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bula-Reyes.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 29, 1998
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

William is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1998, 78 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 89th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

William was 32. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. William had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Puerto Rico Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, William among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant William Bula-Reyes

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch November 29, 1998

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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