Santos Silva-Laboy

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch July 17, 2004

Age 22

Tour of Duty 9 mo

The Vigil Panel 152 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Agent Santos Silva-Laboy was shot and killed after interrupting an armed robbery at approximately 9:30 pm.

He and two officers were patrolling the Puerto Nuevo section of San Juan when they heard gunshots coming from a mini-market on PR-21 in the Monacillos neighborhood. The officer and his partners were exiting their vehicle when two suspects opened fire. Agent Silva-Laboy was shot in the face and killed.

The officer's partners returned fire, killing one suspect. One of the other officers was struck in the stomach by gunfire but the round was stopped by his vest.

A second suspect was later arrested.

Rest in heavenly peace

Mark Mottola July 17th, 2020

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Silva-Laboy served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Silva-Laboy.

— 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 July 17, 2004

Tour of Duty 9 mo

Age 22

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Agent Santos Silva-Laboy 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