Roll of Honor
Incident
Policeman Jose Torres-Gomez and Policeman Ricardo Vargas-Alvira were shot and killed while transporting a drunk citizen. They had located the subject laying on the side of PR-3. The subject was known to both officers as a regular drunk and they offered to give him a ride in order to get him off of the highway. The subject had a concealed handgun that the officers did not find when they searched him. He shot both officers as they drove along PR-3 in Patillas, Puerto Rico. Both officers were assigned to the Patillas District.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Torres-Gomez served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Torres-Gomez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Policeman Jose Juan Torres-Gomez 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 97,772 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jose Juan Torres-Gomez's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Juan Torres-Gomez Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Juan Torres-Gomez is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jose Juan Torres-Gomez was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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