Wilfredo Rojas-Albino

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch April 27, 1995

Age 33

Tour of Duty 3 mo

The Vigil Panel 141 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino was shot and killed from ambush by a defendant in a case he was involved with. At proximely 7:00pm, Agent Rojas-Albino and his partner stopped a white mini-van on PR-167 near the community of Rio Plantation in Bayamon, when the back door opened and two suspects with assault rifles shot Agent Rojas-Albino in the chest. Officer Rojas-Albino died on his way to San Plablo Hospital. The driver of the mini-van was arrested that same night. Agent Rojas-Albino had served with the agency for 3 months, and was assigned to the North Bayamon Precint.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Rojas-Albino 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 Rojas-Albino.

— 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 April 27, 1995

Tour of Duty 3 mo

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino 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