Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Ivan Fontanez-Bruno was shot and killed after being identified as a police officer while off duty. He and another officer were carjacked and abducted by unknown suspects. At approximately 11:30 pm, Cadet Fontanez-Bruno and a fellow cadet were at Las Croabas beachfront in Fajardo when three armed men announced a holdup. As the armed robbers took the cadets' wallets, they noticed both were police cadets. They were forced into the cadets' vehicle and drove off towards Highway 3, where they shot Cadet Fontanez-Bruno. The other cadet was left unharmed in an abandoned spot down the road. All three men were apprehended and convicted of felony-murder and sentenced to life in prison. Cadet Fontanez-Bruno joined the Puerto Rico Police Department and served in Group 18, Academy 198, for almost a year. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Police Officer.
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You barely got started.
Police Officer Fontanez-Bruno gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fontanez-Bruno.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Ivan Fontanez-Bruno 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ivan Fontanez-Bruno's cause is highlighted.
How Ivan Fontanez-Bruno Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ivan Fontanez-Bruno is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ivan Fontanez-Bruno was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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