Miguel A. Ocasio-Vazquez
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Police Officer

Miguel A. Ocasio-Vazquez

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch August 9, 1996
Age 46
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Badge 2707
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Miguel A. Ocasio-Vazquez was shot and killed while responding to assist in a pursuit following a robbery. The vehicle Officer Ocasio-Vazquez was in intercepted the vehicle on PR-1, in Caguas. The suspects opened fire with rifles, striking Officer Ocasio-Vazquez in the head. The patrol car then crashed, injuring the other two officers in it. Officer Ocasio-Vazquez had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his five children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ocasio-Vazquez gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ocasio-Vazquez.

— 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 August 9, 1996
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 46
Badge Number 2707
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Miguel 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 1996, 79 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 86th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Miguel was 46. 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. Miguel had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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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 rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

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

Across the years

Police Officer Miguel A. Ocasio-Vazquez

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch August 9, 1996

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