Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, March 5, 1991
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: March 5, 1991
Weapon Used: Handgun; .380 caliber
Suspect Info: Eligible for parole in 2027
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. He is survived by his parents, two daughters, and three brothers.