Kristopher David Moules
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Corrections Officer

Kristopher David Moules

Felonious
End of Watch July 18, 2016
Age 25
Tour of Duty 10 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Corrections Officer Kristopher Moules died after he and an inmate fell down an elevator shaft during a struggle inside of the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

The inmate, who was in jail for failing to register as a sex offender, attacked Officer Moules. The two crashed through an elevator door and fell several floors to the bottom of the elevator shaft. Officer Moules was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. The inmate also died as a result of the fall.

Officer Moules had served with the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for 10 months.

Rest in peace always and know that your sacrifice will always be remembered by your law enforcement family.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo Delaware State Police (Retired) July 18th, 2022

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corrections Officer Moules served with the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.
Thank you for your service to the Wilkes-Barre community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Moules.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Wilkes-Barre, PA
Platform Identity lccfcorr.luzerne.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 18, 2016
Tour of Duty 10 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Corrections Officer Kristopher David Moules is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In PA, 597 of 1,261 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 47.3% of this state's fallen. That is 47.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Luzerne County Correctional Facility
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
PA — Statewide
597
of 1,261 officers
47.3% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kristopher David Moules's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Kristopher David Moules Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
0.8
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.4 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Kristopher David Moules is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location

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