SALVADOR CORTES-COLON

SALVADOR CORTES-COLON Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Policeman
Memorial Panel: 20-E: 14
Department: Puerto Rico, P.D.
End of Watch: November 7, 1975
Cause: SHOT
Age: 23
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Police Officer Cortes-Colon was shot when he and fellow officers responded to an anonymous call which stated that three fugitives were hiding in an abandoned house. Officer Cortes-Colon was shot in an exchange of gunfire with the fugitives in a standoff that lasted for over 3 hours. Two suspects were killed and two were arrested.
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