United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, August 11, 2016
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 16 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: August 11, 2016
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent Manuel Alvarez was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Tohono O'Odham Nation Reservation south of Sells, Arizona.
He and another agent were conducting a dirt bike patrol of rugged land when their motorcycles collided, causing Agent Alvarez to suffer fatal injuries.
Agent Alvarez had served with the United States Border Patrol for 13 years. He is survived by his wife and four children.