Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Monday, May 16, 1904
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Date of Incident: May 16, 1904
Weapon Used: Edged weapon; Machete
Suspect Info: Not available
Policeman Juan Lopez-Jimenez was killed after being attacked at 8:30 p.m. by a man with a machete while on duty in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico.
He had responded to a fight at the San Vicente Sugar Cane Factory in Vega Alta and was stabbed while trying to break up the fight.
Policeman Lopez-Jimenez was a widower who was survived by his daughter.