Carlos William Sepulveda-Caraballo

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127

Felonious

End of Watch April 5, 1991

Age 21

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Badge 8-16186

The Vigil Panel 136 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 363

Incident

Officer Carlos Sepulveda-Caraballo was shot and killed by a youth as he returned from a tour of duty. Officer Sepulveda-Caraballo was walking with friends in Old San Juan; at the corner of San Jose Street and San Sebastian Street, two men approached the group and started a heated discussion. The officer intervened, but one of the men pulled out a gun and shot the officer in the chest. Before succumbing to his injuries, he shot and killed the shooter. Officer Sepulveda-Caraballo died in the Rio Piedras Medical Center two hours later. Officer Sepulveda-Caraballo had served with the Puerto Rico Police Department for two and a half years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Sepulveda-Caraballo gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Sepulveda-Caraballo.

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

Agency

Department Puerto Rico Police Department

Location San Juan, 127

Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1991

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo

Age 21

Badge Number 8-16186

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Not available

Offender Shot and killed

Police Officer Carlos William Sepulveda-Caraballo 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 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 21.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Puerto Rico Police Department, 279 of 364 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.6% of this agency's fallen.

Puerto Rico Police Department

279

of 364 officers

76.6% Felonious

127 — Statewide

294

of 388 officers

75.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious