Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Miguel Perez-Rios was shot and killed in an ambush while working an off duty assignment at a gas station on Camino Alejandrino, in Caimito.
He was approached by three masked individuals and shot numerous times without warning. The subjects continued to shoot him after he fell to the ground, firing approximately 40 rounds.
Sergeant Perez-Rios had received death threats over the previous 24 hours by an individual he had arrested several times. It is believed that he was murdered in retaliation for the prior arrests. Several subjects have been taken into custody as part of the investigation.
Sergeant Perez-Rios had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 13 years. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of sergeant.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and three children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Perez-Rios gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Perez-Rios.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Miguel Jose Perez-Rios 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. Miguel Jose Perez-Rios's cause is highlighted.
How Miguel Jose Perez-Rios Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Miguel Jose Perez-Rios is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Miguel Jose Perez-Rios was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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