Roll of Honor
Michel O. Maceda
Incident
Location: Puerto Rico Weapon: Gun; Unknown type Offender: Shot and killed
Marine Interdiction Agent Michel Maceda was shot and killed during a maritime narcotics interdiction operation approximately 12 miles southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
He and two other Marine Interdiction Agents intercepted a vessel they believed to be transporting narcotics. One of the occupants of the vessel opened fire on the agents as they began to board it. All three agents and both subjects were shot during the ensuing shootout.
The United States Coast Guard flew all three agents to a hospital in Puerto Rico where Agent Maceda later succumbed to his wounds. One of the two smugglers on the boat was also killed.
Over 1,300 kilograms of cocaine were recovered from the boat the agents were attempting to board and a second boat that was interdicted nearby.
Agent Maceda had served with the United States Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations for seven years.
May you rest in peace and may your family and fellow agents find peace. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.
Nicole McCoy Police Officer (ret.) June 17th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marine Interdiction Agent Maceda gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 7 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marine Interdiction Agent Maceda.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Michel O. Maceda served in the U.S. Army (2005â2012) before joining law enforcement.
Marine Interdiction Agent Michel O. Maceda 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 DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, 1 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 11.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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Weapons Used Against Officers
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Military Service
Michel O. Maceda served in the U.S. Army (2005–2012) before joining law enforcement.
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