Police Officer

Manuel Ocasio-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch January 6, 1994
Age 27
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Manuel Ocasio-Serrano was shot and killed when he intervened with a group of individuals acting suspiciously in a car in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. Officer Ocasio-Serrano noticed the presence of four persons acting suspiciously in a vehicle that was parked outside the residence of his girlfriend. When he made contact with them, one got out of the car and assaulted him. Another person inside the vehicle shot Ocasio-Serrano in the abdomen, and then shot him again while he was lying on the ground. Officer Ocasio-Serrano had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for almost 7 years and was assigned to the Tactical Operations Unit in Ponce.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and a child.

In Our Keeping

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NW-1N8Z-SAAN-H earlier record number BO-US-PR-5077C5B9
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ocasio-Serrano gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ocasio-Serrano.

— 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 January 6, 1994
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Manuel 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 1994, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Manuel was 27. 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. Manuel had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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.

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His people

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

Across the years

Police Officer Manuel Ocasio-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch January 6, 1994

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 44-E

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