Raul Canales-Mundo

Carolina Police Dept. — Carolina, 031

Felonious

End of Watch September 4, 2006

Age 52

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

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.

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

Department Carolina Police Dept.

Location Carolina, 031

Platform Identity caropd.carolina.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 2006

Tour of Duty 24 yrs

Age 52

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Police Officer Raul Canales-Mundo is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 2.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Carolina Police Dept., 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.

Carolina Police Dept.

of 7 officers

57.1% Felonious

031 — Statewide

of 7 officers

57.1% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious