Puerto Rico Police Department, Puerto Rico
End of Watch: Friday, April 5, 1991
Age: 21
Tour of Duty: 2 years, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 5, 1991
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
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 work with the Puerto Rico Police Department for two and a half years, and is survived by his wife and daughter.