Carlos Correa-Serrano
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Officer

Carlos Correa-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department — San Juan, 127
Felonious
End of Watch April 7, 1990
Age 24
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Carlos Correa-Serrano was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call in the Santurce neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Officer Correa-Serrano and another officer responded to a call of a disturbance at a recycling facility in Santurce. They both confronted an altered suspect. When trying to remove the suspect out of the facility he pulled a gun and shot Officer Correa-Serrano point-blank range in the back of the head.

Officer Carlos Correa-Serrano worked for the Puerto Rico Police Department for 3 years and was assigned to Precinct 266 Santurce.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Correa-Serrano gave the Puerto Rico Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Juan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Correa-Serrano.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Juan, 127
Platform Identity prpd.pr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 1990
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Carlos is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1990, 88 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 71st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Carlos was 24. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Carlos had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

April holds 8.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Puerto Rico Police Department has at least 120 officers remembered here, Carlos among them.

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Where

Officer Carlos Correa-Serrano

Puerto Rico Police Department · End of Watch April 7, 1990

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 56-W

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