Emilio Quinones-Santana
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Police Officer

Emilio Quinones-Santana

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch June 19, 1991
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Emilio Quinones-Santana was shot and killed while trying to stop a theft on Highway 3 in Carolina. An off-duty officer had parked his car outside of a phone booth and left his keys and gun in it. Officer Quinones-Santana and his partner located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit along PR-3. The suspect opened fire during the pursuit, striking Officer Quinones-Santa. The man was arrested after a successful PIT maneuver was conducted. The man was charged with murder.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Quinones-Santana 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, Police Officer Quinones-Santana.

— 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 19, 1991
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Emilio 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

Emilio was 32. 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.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.

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, Emilio among them.

Across the years
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Where

Police Officer Emilio Quinones-Santana

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch June 19, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E

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