Ivan Cuevas Dones
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Sergeant

Ivan Cuevas Dones

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch October 29, 1989
Age 43
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Badge 8-8431
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Ivan Cuevas-Dones succumbed to wounds he received when he attempted to stop a hold-up attempt while he was off duty at a bar in Trujillo Alto. When three subjects entered the bar with the intention of robbing the place, Sergeant Cuevas-Dones identified himself as a police officer. One of the subjects pulled out a gun and shot him twice before fleeing. Sergeant Cuevas-Dones was transported to Rio Piedras Medical Center, where he died four days later. A suspect was arrested and charged with murder. Sergeant Cuevas-Dones had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 21 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Dones gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Dones.

— 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 October 29, 1989
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 43
Badge Number 8-8431
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Ivan is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1989, 97 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 55th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Ivan was 43. 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. Ivan had served 21 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

October holds 7.9% 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 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years

Sergeant Ivan Cuevas Dones

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch October 29, 1989

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 14-W

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