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Rosalin Suarez Jr.

Case from Mcallen, TX dated May 19, 1981

Victim Details

Rosalin Suarez, Jr.

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Mcallen

TX

1981-05-19

23

Rosalin

Suarez Jr.

06/28/2026

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On the night of May 19, 1981, Rosalin Suarez Jr., a 23-year-old police officer with the McAllen Police Department, responded to a silent alarm at a business in McAllen, Texas. Officer Suarez was shot and killed during a foot pursuit of a burglar. The suspect, a 29-year-old man, was later arrested in possession of Officer Suarez's duty weapon, which he had stolen during the assault. The man had previously stolen the same pistol used to shoot Officer Suarez twice from the same location. Initially ...
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  • Police officer killed - UPI Archives
  • Ricardo Suarez Sr. Obituary August 16, 2022 - Legacy Chapels
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    Anyone else find it haunting that the suspect managed to steal Officer Suarez's weapon not just duri... ...Read More
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    This case of Officer Rosalin Suarez Jr. has always fascinated me, particularly the aspect of his mis... ...Read More
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