The DEA Honor Roll
Official Line of Duty Deaths
George A. Flores
Rank: Detective, Second Grade
Shield Number: 1962
Command: Brooklyn Child Abuse Squad
Date of Death: 08/28/2022
Cause of Death: Illnesses contracted as a result of work on the rescue and recovery from the World Trade Center attacks of September 11, 2001.
Det. Second Grade George A. Flores was appointed to the force on July 5, 1986. He was promoted to Detective on October 27, 1995, and earned second grade on October 28, 2005. Because of illnesses he contracted as a result of his work on the rescue and recovery from the WTC attacks of 2001, he retired out of the Brooklyn Child Abuse Squad on July 31, 2006. He died on August 28, 2022. He was survived by his spouse and two children.