Policeman Jose Juan Torres-Gomez

Policeman Jose Juan Torres-Gomez | Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
Policeman Jose Juan Torres-Gomez

Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico

End of Watch Friday, August 4, 1989

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Jose Juan Torres-Gomez

Policeman Jose Torres-Gomez and Policeman Ricardo Vargas-Alvira were shot and killed while transporting a drunk citizen.

They had located the subject laying on the side of PR-3. The subject was known to both officers as a regular drunk and they offered to give him a ride in order to get him off of the highway. The subject had a concealed handgun that the officers did not find when they searched him. He shot both officers as they drove along PR-3 in Patillas, Puerto Rico.

Both officers were assigned to the Patillas District.

Bio

  • Age 28
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Gunfire
  • Weapon Handgun
  • Offender Not available
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