Alvin R. Sugrañes-Lebrón

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

Felonious

End of Watch September 16, 2020

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Sergeant Alvin Sugrañes-Lebrón was shot and killed at the main gate of the Guayama 500 Correctional Institution by a disgruntled corrections officer who worked at another facility.

Unbeknownst to Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón the officer had just murdered another member of the agency whom he was romantically involved with and a neighbor. The officer was denied access to the facility after demanding to see other officers assigned there. Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón told the officer to wait as he requested another supervisor to respond to the post to speak to him.

As the other supervisor approached the officer opened fire, killing Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón. The man fled into a nearby wooded area where he remained in hiding for two days. He committed suicide while members of a fugitive task force negotiated with him.

Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón is survived by his wife and child.

Survivors

Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón is survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón served with the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Thank you for your service to the people of Puerto Rico. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sugrañes-Lebrón.

— 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 September 16, 2020

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Committed suicide

Sergeant Alvin R. Sugrañes-Lebrón 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 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious