Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Saturday, July 29, 1911
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 29, 1911
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Chief of Police Jose Garcia-Torres was shot and killed in Ponce by a disgraced officer who had just been fired earlier in the day.
The officer had been caught committing a crime and, as was the tradition for being removed from the police force at the time, was ceremonially stripped of his police uniform insignia by Chief Garcia-Torres. The fired officer returned to the police department later in the evening and shot Chief Garcia-Torres as he sat at his desk.
Chief Garcia-Torres was survived by his wife and son.