Benjamín Antonio De los Santos-Barbosa

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch April 19, 2017

Age 32

Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Agent Benjamín De los Santos-Barbosa succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier following a vehicle pursuit in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

He and three other officers attempted to stop a vehicle for having illegal window tint. The driver, who was on parole for narcotics charges, led officers on a pursuit until he encountered a broken down vehicle in the roadway on Callejón Comercio. He then backed into the patrol car and opened fire as he exited his vehicle, striking Agent De los Santos-Barbosa in the head. The other officers, as well as a bystander, returned fire and wounded the subject.

The man was taken into custody and charged with 15 counts including murder, narcotics violations, and weapons violations.

Agent De los Santos-Barbosa remained on life support so that his organs could be donated.

Agent De los Santos-Barbosa had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 5-1/2 years. He was predeceased by his sister, who also had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department but was slain in 2010 while off duty.

Survivors

He is survived by his nephew, who he obtained custody of after his sister's murder.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent De los Santos-Barbosa gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent De los Santos-Barbosa.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Police Department

Type Police Department

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 19, 2017

Tour of Duty 5 yrs 6 mo

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; .40 caliber

Agent Benjamín Antonio De los Santos-Barbosa is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,775 officers honored here.

In 127, 294 of 388 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this state's fallen. That is 75.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Puerto Rico Police Department, 279 of 364 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.6% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Police Department

279

of 364 officers

76.6% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,775 officers

0% Felonious