Eduardo Hernandez-Marin
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Sergeant

Eduardo Hernandez-Marin

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch August 19, 1993
Age 29
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Eduardo Hernandez-Marin was shot and killed while off duty inside of a corner store during a robbery attempt in Juncos, Puerto Rico. He was already inside the store when several subjects entered and announced a robbery. As Sergeant Hernandez-Marin lay on the ground one of the man saw his service weapon on his hip. The man shot him when one of the other offenders ordered him to. All three subjects, one adult and two juveniles, were arrested and convicted of Sergeant Hernandez-Marin's murder. Sergeant Hernandez-Marin had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Hernandez-Marin gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hernandez-Marin.

— 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 19, 1993
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Eduardo is one of 15,741 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.2% of the 27,543 remembered there.

33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1993, 101 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 51st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Eduardo was 29. Of the 14,215 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Eduardo had served 8 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

August holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.2% of all 27,543 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, Eduardo among them.

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Eduardo Hernandez-Marin

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch August 19, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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