Governor Jenniffer González Colón orders flags to half-staff for paramedic, police officer

Governor Jenniffer González Colón of Puerto Rico issued a declaration of official mourning for three separate deaths and directed that flags fly at half-staff in public installations on the designated days.

The source says April 14, 2026 is a day of mourning for Amid Molina Morales, a motorized paramedic assigned to the Rapid Response Base of the Emergency Medical Corps Bureau, in the Arecibo area. It also says April 15, 2026 is a day of mourning for police officer Eddie Santiago Renta, badge number 31718, who was to be promoted to colonel as part of the Puerto Rico Police protocol.

The declaration also says the remains of U.S. Air Force Major Ariana G. Linse Savino were scheduled to arrive in Puerto Rico on April 17, 2026, with funeral services to be held Saturday at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón. The source states that the funeral rites would include all protocol honors and that the family requested privacy.

As part of these decrees, the flags of Puerto Rico and the United States are to remain at half-staff in all government dependencies and all public installations on the designated dates. The source specifies Tuesday, April 14; Wednesday, April 15; and Friday, April 17, 2026.