Alejo Maldonado-Serrano
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Police Officer III

Alejo Maldonado-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch March 4, 1991
Age 34
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Alejo Maldonado-Serrano was shot and killed while off-duty and at a nightclub in the Barrio Obrero neighborhood in San Juan, Puerto Rico, at approximately 11:45 pm. A masked man entered the club and shot him. Later investigation revealed that the gunman had previously been arrested by Agent Maldonado-Serrano. The man was arrested several days later and subsequently sentenced to life in prison. He escaped August 1994 and killed Officer Julio Andino-Rivera while in the officer was in pursuit of the fugitive on September 7, 1994. He was captured and sentenced to 235 years. Agent Maldonado-Serrano had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four daughters, son, parents, and siblings.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer III Maldonado-Serrano gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Maldonado-Serrano.

— 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 March 4, 1991
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Alejo 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 1991, 85 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 76th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Alejo was 34. 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. Alejo had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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 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, Alejo among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer III Alejo Maldonado-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch March 4, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 10-E

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