Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Raul Canales-Mundo was shot and killed when he attempted to intervene in a robbery of a local store.
Two suspects entered the store while three more remained outside as lookouts. Officer Canales-Mundo identified himself to the three suspects who were outside and then exchanged gunfire with them.
One of the suspects was fatally wounded during the shootout before Officer Canales-Mundo was struck in the chest and killed. The other four robbers fled the scene but were arrested four days later.
Officer Canales-Mundo had served with the Carolina Municipal Police Department for 24 years.
Officer Canales-Mundo had served with the Carolina Municipal Police Department for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his seven children and parents.
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Canales-Mundo gave the Carolina Municipal Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Carolina community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Canales-Mundo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Raul Canales-Mundo 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 031, 4 of 7 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this state's fallen. That is 3.2 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.
At Carolina Police Department, 4 of 7 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raul Canales-Mundo's cause is highlighted.
How Raul Canales-Mundo Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Raul Canales-Mundo is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Raul Canales-Mundo was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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