Milagros Agosto-Peréz

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1998

Age 23

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Sergeant Milagros Agosto-Peréz was shot and killed by two subjects while taking control of a murder scene. Sergeant Agosto-Peréz was off duty when she heard gun shots. She went to investigate and clear the crime scene when family members of victim mistook her for the murderer and shot her several times with an assault rifle. Seven members of the victim's family were arrested.

Survivors

Sergeant Agosto-Perez had served with the agency for two years and was survived by her parents, four sisters, and two brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Agosto-Peréz gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Agosto-Peréz.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Police Department

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1998

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 23

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; Semi-automatic

Offender Seven suspects arrested

Sergeant Milagros Agosto-Peréz 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 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 21.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

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.

Puerto Rico Police Department

279

of 364 officers

76.6% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious