Officer Rank: Detective
Department: New York City, New York, P.D.
End of Watch: 04/05/2021
Cause: Physical-related incident
Age: 76
Length of Service: 39 years
Police Officer Ortiz performed duties related to the rescue and recovery work after the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Officer Ortiz died due to metastatic gastroesophageal junction cancer on April 5, 2021.