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Esteban Gabriel Pena

Gender : Male

Age : 50

Race : Latinx

Date : 04/06/2024

Location : World Trade Center response operations

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : United States Department of Homeland Security

Cause of Death : Job-Related Illness

Event : Died from 9/11 related exposure illness

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/06/2024, Special Agent Esteban Gabriel Pena of the United States Department of Homeland Security died from cancer attributed to toxic exposure sustained during rescue and recovery operations at the World Trade Center following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Official memorial listings classify his death as a line of duty illness connected to his post 9/11 assignment. Pena served in federal law enforcement for more than two decades and participated in extended recovery operations after the attacks. He is survived by his family as reflected in official memorial records.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26948-special-agent-esteban-gabriel-pena