Police Officer Raul Canales-Mundo

Raul Canales-Mundo

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. He is survived by his seven children and parents.