Three men were arrested early Monday morning in the murder of a Puerto Rico police officer earlier this month.
Agent Gilberto Colón-Leon was fatally shot during a robbery attempt around 2 a.m. on June 13 in Coamo while he was off duty, according to El Nuevo Dia.
Benny Aponte Vazquez, Jonathan Maldonado Rivera and Arnaldo Rodriguez were charged in the death of the 51-year-old officer.
Colón-Leon was driving a friend home when the men approached his vehicle at the intersection of Calle Santiago Iglesias and Calle Ruiz Belvis and attempted to rob them. The officer was shot multiple times as he attempted to draw his weapon.
Colón-Leon served with the department for more than 20 years and was assigned to the Highway Division.
He is survived by his wife and two children.
