United States Department of Justice - Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 31, 1986
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 31, 1986
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life in prison
Special Agent William Ramos was shot and killed by a drug trafficking suspect while trying to make an arrest during an undercover investigation at Las Milpas, Texas, near the Mexico border.
The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a supermarket in the 6500 block of S Cage Boulevard. The subject who shot him was apprehended, convicted of first-degree murder of a DEA agent, and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987.
Agent Ramos had served with the DEA for six years and had served in law enforcement for eight years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.