Angel "Moralito" Morales

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch January 5, 1979

Age 33

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

Correctional Officer Angel "Moralito" Morales and Correctional Officer Anibal Ramos-Feliciano were shot and killed inside the Bayamon Correctional Complex by an inmate who was attempting to escape with two other inmates.

The inmate had previously been convicted of two murders, including the murder of Correctional Officer Irving Gonzalez during a previous escape on May 3rd, 1975. As Officer Morales and Officer Ramos-Feliciano entered the gallery area of Annex 308 for a routine inspection they were attacked by the three inmates. The inmate who had previously murdered Officer Gonzalez had obtained a revolver that had been smuggled into the prison and shot both officers in the head, killing them.

All three inmates were able to escape after climbing over the wall of the prison and shooting at the guards in the watchtower. Two of the inmates were arrested several days later but the inmate who had murdered Officer Gonzalez, Officer Morales, and Officer Ramos-Feliciano was never apprehended and remains at large.

Officer Morales was survived by his wife and one child.

Survivors

Officer Morales was survived by his wife and one child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Morales served with the Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Thank you for your service to the people of Puerto Rico. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Morales.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Type Corrections

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prdcrcorr.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 5, 1979

Age 33

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun; Revolver

Correctional Officer Angel "Moralito" Morales is one of 17,559 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,586 officers honored here.

In 127, 294 of 388 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this state's fallen. That is 21.9 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 9 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 81.8% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

of 11 officers

81.8% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,559

of 32,586 officers

53.9% Felonious