Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Monday, July 26, 1993
Age: 54
Tour of Duty: 24 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: July 26, 1993
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Jose Bonilla-Gonzalez, Officer Gutierrez-Colon, and Officer William Burgos-Colon were killed in a helicopter accident while attempting to clear an area downstream of the Carraizo Dam prior to the floodgates being opened.
The helicopter struck a set of power lines above the dam, causing it to crash.
Officer Bonilla-Gonzalez was a United States Army Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for 24 years with FURA's Air Unit. He was survived by his wife and five children.