David Torres-Chaparro

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — San Juan, 127

Cardiac

End of Watch August 17, 2017

Age 48

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

The Vigil Panel 167 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Correctional Officer David Torres-Chaparro suffered a fatal heart attack while participating in riot control training at the former Industrial Women's Prison in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.

He began to experience chest pains during the training and was transported to a local hospital where he passed away.

Officer Torres-Chaparro had served with the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 24 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and one child.

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Tributes

24 years. You could have gone home.
Correctional Officer Torres-Chaparro gave the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Puerto Rico. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Torres-Chaparro.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prdcrcorr.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 17, 2017

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Correctional Officer David Torres-Chaparro is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In 127, 2 of 388 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 0.5% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.

At Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 11 officers

9.1% Cardiac

127 — Statewide

of 388 officers

0.5% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac