Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant William Bula-Reyes was shot and killed while at the guard post he was assigned to at a public housing project. Sergeant Bula-Reyes was alone on the graveyard shift, at the public housing project Sicardo Lopez in Rio Piedras, sitting in the security booth when a person approached without a word and shot him, killing him instantly. When another officer came to relieve him the next morning, they found him dead in the booth. It was suggested that the lack of ventilation inside the security booth containing armor, forced the officer to leave the door open. The subject who shot him was arrested and convicted of his murder. Sergeant Bula-Reyes worked with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 11 years and was assigned to Precinct 162, Rio Piedras.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Bula-Reyes gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Bula-Reyes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William Bula-Reyes 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. William Bula-Reyes's cause is highlighted.
How William Bula-Reyes Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Bula-Reyes is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Bula-Reyes was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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