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Murder of Jacinto Gutiérrez

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

Gutiérrez was a native of Ponce and his remains are buried at the city's Cementerio La Piedad. His death is frequently commemorated by groups supporting statehood for Puerto Rico.[4]

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  1. ^ [1][dead link]
  2. ^ Law num 267, naming of a street "Cadete Jacinto Gutiérrez Vélez". "Ley Núm. 267 del año 2012". LexJuris.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ News clipping from 1971. "House fires follow riots in Puerto Rico".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Nuevo Movimiento Estadista: N-M-Estadista, Inc". N-m-estadista.blogspot.com. 2005-11-07. Retrieved 2014-02-07.