Erasmo García-Torres
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Sergeant

Erasmo García-Torres

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch June 10, 2021
Age 50
Tour of Duty 29 yrs 11 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Erasmo García-Torres was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop at the intersection of Calle Villa and Calle Venus in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

The driver started to walk away during the stop, and Sergeant García-Torres began to follow him. The man suddenly turned around and opened fire on Sergeant García-Torres, striking him in the head. Sergeant García-Torres was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The man who shot him was arrested a short time later and charged with murder. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 188 years in prison.

Sergeant García-Torres had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 30 years and was assigned to the Ponce East Precinct. He was posthumously promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Survivors

He is survived by his four sons.

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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant García-Torres gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant García-Torres.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 10, 2021
Tour of Duty 29 yrs 11 mo
Age 50
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 90 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 66th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Erasmo was 50. 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. Erasmo had served 29.9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
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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 handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Sergeant Erasmo García-Torres

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch June 10, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

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