Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Hector Ortiz-Alvarez was accidentally shot and killed while serving a warrant on a murder suspect.
He placed his M-16 rifle on the ground as he jumped over a fence, and as his partner handed the rifle to him it discharged, fatally wounding him. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wound.
Sergeant Ortiz-Alvarez had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Ortiz-Alvarez gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Ortiz-Alvarez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In 127, 85 of 388 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Puerto Rico Police Department, 77 of 364 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez's cause is highlighted.
How Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hector L. Ortiz-Alvarez is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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