Raymond S. Sanchez

Guam Police Department — Tiyan, BA

Felonious

End of Watch September 30, 1983

Tour of Duty 3 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 9

Incident

Police Officer Raymond Sanchez was shot and killed when he and his partner stopped a vehicle at the request of undercover officers in Mongmong. Both officers were shot as they exited their patrol car. Officer Sanchez died at the scene. The suspects then went on a shooting spree that left five citizens dead. Two of the suspects were apprehended and the third was murdered by the other suspects. Officer Sanchez's partner, Officer Manuel Aquino, was seriously wounded but he recovered. Two years later Officer Aquino was accidentally shot and killed while on duty. Officer Sanchez had served with the Guam Police Department for only three months and was in field training when he was shot.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer I Sanchez served with the Guam Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Barrigada community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer I Sanchez.

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

Agency

Department Guam Police Department

Location Tiyan, BA

Platform Identity gpd.gu.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 30, 1983

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Apprehended

Police Officer I Raymond S. Sanchez is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In BA, 5 of 11 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 45.5% of this state's fallen. That is 8.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Guam Police Department, 5 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Guam Police Department

of 10 officers

50% Felonious

BA — Statewide

of 11 officers

45.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious