Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Rosario Hernández de Hoyos, Lieutenant Luz Soto, and Commander Frank Román were shot inside the Puerto Rico Police Department's Ponce regional headquarters, near the intersection of PR-1 and PR-52, by a disgruntled police officer.
The subject had entered the headquarters building with two guns and a knife. He proceeded to the sixth floor, where he took all three officers hostage. He told Lieutenant Soto to call the press officer, but the call did not go through. The subject then opened fire on the officers, fatally wounding them, before exchanging shots with another officer.
The subject was taken into custody and was transported to a local hospital suffering from gunshot wounds. He was sentenced to serve 203 years and six months.
Agent Hernández de Hoyos had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Hernández de Hoyos gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Hernández de Hoyos.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Rosario Hernández de Hoyos 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. Rosario Hernández de Hoyos's cause is highlighted.
How Rosario Hernández de Hoyos Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 203 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Rosario Hernández de Hoyos is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Rosario Hernández de Hoyos was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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