Rosalin Suarez Jr.

McAllen Police Department — McAllen, TX

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch May 19, 1981

Age 23

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Police Officer Rosalin Suarez was shot and killed after he responded to a silent alarm at a business at 3 am. Another officer reported seeing a burglar leave the opposite end of the building, and then Officer Suarez radioed that he was in a foot pursuit. After hearing a gunshot, the other office located Officer Suarez's body in the common area of an apartment complex several blocks away. The subject was later arrested in possession of Officer Suarez's duty weapon, which he stole during the assault. The man had previously stolen the pistol used to shoot Officer Suarez twice from the same location. It had previously been recovered and was returned before the man stole it again. The man, 29, was originally sentenced to death, but in 1987 the sentence was reduced to life upon appeal. Officer Suarez was a U.S. Army veteran who had served with the McAllen Police Department for three months and had previously served with the Pharr Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and brother, who later served with the McAllen Police Department.

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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 Suarez gave the McAllen Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the McAllen 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 McAllen Police Department

Type Police Department

Location McAllen, Hidalgo County, TX

Platform Identity mcalpd.hidalgo.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1981

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 3 mo

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Military Service

Rosalin Suarez Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1975â1978) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Rosalin Suarez Jr. 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 TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At McAllen Police Department, 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

McAllen Police Department

of 5 officers

100% Felonious

TX — Statewide

1,461

of 2,422 officers

60.3% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious