Murder of Jacinto Gutiérrez

Jacinto Gutiérrez born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, was a University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras campus Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadet sergeant who was murdered on 11 March 1971 at the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps building during a riot by groups opposing the program's presence on the campus.[1] During the riots, two Puerto Rico Police officers, Riot Squad commander Juan Birino Mercado and Sergeant Miguel Rosario Rondón, also lost their lives.[2][3] No one has ever been charged with his killing.[4][5]

Jacinto Gutiérrez
Bornc. 1951
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died11 March 1971 (age 19)
Resting placeCementerio La Piedad, Ponce, Puerto Rico
NationalityPuerto Rican
Known forVictim of homicide
Statehood movement in Puerto Rico

Gutiérrez was buried in his hometown of Ponce at Cementerio La Piedad. His death is frequently commemorated by groups supporting statehood for Puerto Rico.[6]

See also

References
  1. US Interventions, a Brief History ISBN 978-0-861-86794-3 p. 53
  3. "Three Die in Riot at Puerto Rico U." The New York Times. 12 March 1971. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. Law num 267, naming of a street "Cadete Jacinto Gutiérrez Vélez". "Ley Núm. 267 del año 2012". LexJuris.
  5. News clipping from 1971. "House fires follow riots in Puerto Rico".
  6. "Nuevo Movimiento Estadista: N-M-Estadista, Inc". N-m-estadista.blogspot.com. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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