End of Watch April 5, 1999
Age 37
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Abdon Cabello suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in a required training exercise at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia.

He collapsed while running a 1.5-mile course. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Special Agent Cabello had served with United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General for 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Cabello gave the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development 11 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Cabello.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhudoigfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1999
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Special Agent Abdon O. Cabello is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 71 of 1,419 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Housing and Urban Development - Office of Inspector General
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
DC — Statewide
71
of 1,419 officers
5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Abdon O. Cabello's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Abdon O. Cabello Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Abdon O. Cabello is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location

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