Roll of Honor
Incident
Agent Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez and Agent Pedro Sanchez-Lopez were fatally shot on by two suspects who had just stolen a car. His partner also died in the confrontation. At about 10:40 pm both officers were patrolling the Camino Alejandrino in Caimito when they noticed two people stealing a vehicle in a parking lot. When the officers announced themselves, both suspects fled with the stolen vehicle, beginning a chase until they reached the public housing complex Villa Esperanza. Once in the parking lot of the public housing complex, one of the men opened fire on the patrol car from approximately 50 yards away. Agent Bernabe-Gonzalez died while attending to Agent Sanchez-Lopez who was seriously wounded when he had been shot while he was out of the car. Both officers died in the scene. The subject who shot them fled to the United States Virgin Islands where he shot and killed Police Officer Dexter Mardenborough on January 27th, 1991. He was arrested in New York City in February 1991 and linked to five additional murders in New York and the Caribbean. Agent Bernabe-Gonzalez had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for nine years and was assigned to the Precinct 462 Caimito.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Bernabe-Gonzalez gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Agent Bernabe-Gonzalez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Agent Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez 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. Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez's cause is highlighted.
How Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez Compares
Offender Outcome
Arrested in 1991
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jose Bernabe-Gonzalez was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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