Wilfredo Rojas-Albino
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Agent

Wilfredo Rojas-Albino

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch April 27, 1995
Age 33
Tour of Duty 3 mo
The Vigil Panel 141 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino was shot and killed from ambush by a defendant in a case he was involved with. At proximely 7:00pm, Agent Rojas-Albino and his partner stopped a white mini-van on PR-167 near the community of Rio Plantation in Bayamon, when the back door opened and two suspects with assault rifles shot Agent Rojas-Albino in the chest. Officer Rojas-Albino died on his way to San Plablo Hospital. The driver of the mini-van was arrested that same night. Agent Rojas-Albino had served with the agency for 3 months, and was assigned to the North Bayamon Precint.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Agent Rojas-Albino 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, Agent Rojas-Albino.

— 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 April 27, 1995
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Wilfredo 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 1995, 96 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 58th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Wilfredo was 33. 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. Wilfredo had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

By month
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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.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch April 27, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-W

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