Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergenat Jorge Sanchez-Santiago and Lieutenant Benjamin Santiago-Fragoso were shot and killed as they transported a prisoner to jail.
The prisoner was somehow able to obtain one of the officers' weapons. Sergeant Sanchez-Santiago was shot once in the head and Lieutenant Santiago-Fragoso was shot three times in the chest and critically wounded. Lieutenant Santiago-Fragoso succumbed to his wounds five weeks later.
The suspect fled the scene but was arrested the next day after an extensive search by the FBI, USMS and the Puerto Rico Police Department. The FBI has assumed jurisdiction of the case as a car jacking incident. The suspect was convicted and sentenced to 132 years in prison.
Sergeant Sanchez-Santiago had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Sanchez-Santiago gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sanchez-Santiago.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jorge Sanchez-Santiago is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 21.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jorge Sanchez-Santiago's cause is highlighted.
How Jorge Sanchez-Santiago Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 132 years prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jorge Sanchez-Santiago is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jorge Sanchez-Santiago was killed by handgun; 9 mm.
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