End of Watch September 24, 2007
Age 39
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
The Vigil Panel 156 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Air Interdiction Agent Julio Baray was killed in an aircraft accident at Moriarty Airport, New Mexico.

A second agent, who was acting as a flight instructor, was on board the aircraft and suffered burns and lacerations in the crash.

Agent Baray had served with the United States Border Patrol for nine years and was undergoing pilot training for Air and Marine at the time of the crash.

He is survived by his wife and two children.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Air Interdiction Agent Baray gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Air Interdiction Agent Baray.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 24, 2007
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Air Interdiction Agent Julio Enrique Baray is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, 5 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations
5
of 9 officers
55.6% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julio Enrique Baray'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 Julio Enrique Baray Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Julio Enrique Baray is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location