Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Sunday, May 5, 1991
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 5, 1991
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer Carmelo Ortiz-Rivera was shot and killed while off-duty and at home in Juncos, Puerto Rico.
The officer had made several arrests, including high-powered figures involved in the underworld in this village. A car stopped outside his home and a man called out to him. When he went to see who it was, the man fired six shots, striking the officer three times. His family had been moved there for safety.
Officer Carmelo Ortiz-Rivera had served for seven months in the Puerto Rico Police Department, and was assigned to the Drugs and Narcotics Division of Caguas as an undercover agent. He is survived by his wife and four children.