Manuel Anderson Aquino

Guam Police Department — Tiyan, BA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 12, 1985

Age 23

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 9

Incident

Police Officer Manuel Aquino was accidentally shot and killed by another officer. They were at the Tumon Neighborhood Precinct when Officer Aquino reportedly approached the other officer, swinging his baton. The other officer drew his pistol and pointed it at Officer Aquino. The weapon discharged during the motion, striking Officer Aquino in the forehead. The officer who shot Officer Aquino defended himself by declaring he had responded to a potentially deadly threat and therefore reacted as he was trained. He was acquitted and later resigned from the force. Officer Aquino was a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and had served with the Guam Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, father, and siblings. Officer Aquino had previously been shot and wounded in the line of duty on September 30th, 1983, when he and his partner were shot by two murderers. His partner, Police Officer I Raymond S. Sanchez, was killed in the incident.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, mother, father, and siblings.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer I Aquino gave the Guam Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Barrigada community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Guam Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tiyan, BA

Platform Identity gpd.gu.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 12, 1985

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Military Service

Manuel Anderson Aquino served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer I Manuel Anderson Aquino is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In BA, 4 of 11 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.4% of this state's fallen. That is 36.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Guam Police Department, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Guam Police Department

of 10 officers

40% Accident

BA — Statewide

of 11 officers

36.4% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident