Blue Lives Lost: Remembering Alfred Zanyet-Perez (1967 - 2019)
Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez was shot and killed while conducting an undercover operation on February 15, 2019. Agent Alfred Zanyet-Pérez had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department and was assigned to the Drugs and Narcotics Division in Yauco. He is survived by his wife and eight children.
Working undercover has a well-earned reputation as one of the most dangerous assignments in law enforcement — and that's particularly true when the case involves narcotics.
On Feb. 15, Alfred Sanyet-Perez, a 52-year-old father of eight and an agent with the Puerto Rico Police Department, was engaged in just such a perilous operation outside a San German store when things went sideways. A gun suddenly poked out the window of a passing car and someone inside the vehicle began spraying bullets in the direction of Sanyet-Perez. When the gunfire stopped, the undercover agent was dead.
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The death of the man whom fellow cops called "Freddy" reverberated throughout the law enforcement community on Puerto Rico and with police officers beyond it. Cops from all over filled social media pages with condolences and expressed gratitude for his service, during which he paid the ultimate price.
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A neighbor, Ileana Alin, left condolences on the comments page of Law Enforcement Today's website and also provided a sense of just how much the agent meant, not only to those he served and with whom he worked, but to those who knew him outside his official capacity.
Agent Alfred Sanyet-Perez of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
"An excellent neighbor, friend and human being," Alin wrote. "I will never forget your peculiar way of laughing, your stories and the mongos jokes. We witnessed all the sacrifices that you and [your wife] Maritza made to push forward your family. I hope you get all the honors you deserve. Undercover Agent Alfred Sanyet 'Freddy,' may your soul rest in peace and much strength for the family. Still not believing it."
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