Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Luis Marrero-Díaz and Agent Eliezer Hernández-Cartagena, of the Carolina Municipal Police Department, were murdered while attempting to arrest a man who had just murdered Agent Luis Salamán-Conde, of the Carolina Municipal Police Department.
Agent Salamán-Conde had responded to a vehicle crash on Avenida Roberto Clemente. One of the drivers involved in the crash opened fire on him with an AK-47 rifle, killing him. The man then carjacked another vehicle and fled onto the Baldorioty de Castro Expressway. Officers from the Carolina Municipal Police Department and Puerto Rico Police Department pursued the vehicle along the expressway until it stopped near the Luis Munoz Marin International Airport.
The subject opened fire again, fatally wounding Agent Luis Marrero-Díaz. As he attempted to flee in the car a second time he fatally struck Agent Eliezer Hernández-Cartagena. He was able to flee into a nearby residential area where he remained at large. He was found fatally shot on Jan. 12 with a cardboard sign on his chest declaring him responsible for the officers' deaths.
Agent Marrero-Díaz had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 19 years and was assigned to the Isla Verde Touristic Zone..
La señora madre de Luis Marrero fue mi maestra de 3er grado en la Escuela Elemental Manuel Velilla en el Barrio, Piñas de Toa Alta. El y yo teníamos la misma edad y la misma profesión (clase 206). Antes de estos acontecimientos yo me lo encontré en un puesto de gasolina cerca del caserio llorens Torres mientras estaba de visita en Puerto Rico. Quién diría que esta seria la ultima vez que lo vería con vida. Que descanses en Paz, amigo!!
Jose Vazquez Ex-Agente Policia Puerto Rico January 22nd, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Marrero-Díaz gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Marrero-Díaz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Luis Angel Marrero-Díaz 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. Luis Angel Marrero-Díaz's cause is highlighted.
How Luis Angel Marrero-Díaz Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Luis Angel Marrero-Díaz is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
Incident Location
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