Israel Aviles-Olivo
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Investigator

Israel Aviles-Olivo

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious Veteran
End of Watch February 1, 1993
Age 53
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Israel Aviles-Olivo was shot from a moving vehicle and killed on February 1, 1993, while inside police headquarters. Investigator Aviles-Olivo was waiting for his replacement at around 3:30 am at the 65th Regiment Infantry Avenue in Rio Piedras when a vehicle stopped in front of the station and started firing into the station, hitting Aviles-Olivo in the lower back, killing him instantly. Investigator Aviles-Olivo was a United States Army veteran and served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for nineteen years, assigned to the Technical Services Division (CSI) of the Criminal Investigations Corps, San Juan.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Investigator Aviles-Olivo gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1993
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Not available

Military Service

Israel Aviles-Olivo served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Investigator Israel Aviles-Olivo 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.

Puerto Rico Police Department
279
of 364 officers
76.6% Felonious
127 — Statewide
294
of 388 officers
75.8% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Israel Aviles-Olivo's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Israel Aviles-Olivo Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Israel Aviles-Olivo is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Israel Aviles-Olivo was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518

Incident Location