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Policeman

Douglas Ortiz-Jusino

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
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End of Watch June 19, 1989
Age 26
The Vigil Panel 134 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 363

Incident

Officer Douglas Ortiz-Jusino died while attempting to arrest a gunman on the Cupey Neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The officer, who was off-duty, was working in a Chinese restaurant as a security guard at the intersection of PR-8838 and Ana G. Mendez Avenue (PR-176) in Cupey when he was notified by one of the employees of a person carrying a firearm. Officer Ortiz-Jusino, with another officer who was on duty, told the suspect to stop, but he fled the scene. After a brief foot chase the man shot Officer Ortiz-Jusino, fatally wounding him. Officer Douglas Ortiz-Jusino served with the Puerto Rico Police Department, and was assigned to Precinct 182 East Hato Rey.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Ortiz-Jusino served with the Puerto Rico Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Ortiz-Jusino.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Police Department
Type Police Department
Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1989
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Douglas is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1989, 97 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 55th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Douglas was 26. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Puerto Rico Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Douglas among them.

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Where

Policeman Douglas Ortiz-Jusino

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch June 19, 1989

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-E

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