Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Friday, February 13, 1998
Age: 21
Tour of Duty: 9 months
Badge Number: 25101
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: February 13, 1998
Weapon Used: Handgun
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Roberto Román-Torres was shot and killed by unknown subjects while interverning in an altercation.
The officer was playing cards with some friends in the Clausells neighborhood in Ponce, when an underage person shot him in the chest. He was transported to San Lucas Hospital in Ponce where he died .
Officer Román-Torres belonged to the class 198-C of the Puerto Rico Police Academy, and was just 7 days to graduation. He was promoted posthumously to the rank of officer. He is survived by his wife, two children, mother, and two sisters.