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Carlos Ray Warren

Died March 5, 1991

Carlos Ray Warren served in the U.S. Army for 7 years and 6 months. Carlos served during the years of the Cold War.

How He Died
Manner Homicide
Cause Gunshot wound
Mechanism Firearm
What Happened

Trooper Carlos Warren was shot and killed when he interrupted an abduction in progress at a rural highway rest area on Highway 71 near Del Valle, Texas. He was shot in the neck. The suspect fled the scene but was later stopped in San Antonio, Texas, for not wearing his seatbelt. He opened fire on the officer who stopped him and was wounded by the officer's return fire. He was convicted of Trooper Warren's murder and sentenced to prison. He was denied parole in 2008 again in 2017, and his parole will not be reviewed again until 2027. Trooper Warren was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Texas Highway Patrol for five years and was assigned to Region 6. He had previously served as a special agent with the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command for seven years.

Survivors
He is survived by his parents, two daughters, and three brothers.
Media
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Service Record
U.S. Army
1978 – 1986
Also Served
Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol
Trooper
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 25W · Line 18 cut as CARLOS RAY WARREN
In Our Keeping
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In tribute

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.

Trooper Warren gave the Texas Department of Public Safety 12 years.

Thank you for your service to the people of Texas, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, brother.

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

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