United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, December 2, 1982
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: December 2, 1982
Weapon Used: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect Info: Sentenced to 60 years
Special Agent Ariel Rios was shot and killed while conducting an undercover operation in Miami, Florida.
He was shot while struggling with a suspect who was attempting to shoot other ATF agents at a hotel at 4911 W. Flagler Street.
The subject who murdered Special Agent Rios was sentenced to 60 years in prison.
Special Agent Rios was survived by his wife and two children.
The Ariel Rios Federal Building, located in Washington, DC, was named in honor of Agent Rios.