Line of Duty Death: Sergeant Raul Salazar
Sergeant Raul Salazar
Nueces County Sheriff’s Office, Texas
End of Watch Sunday, August 23, 2020
BIO
Age 52
Tour 22 years
Badge Not available
INCIDENT DETAILS
Cause COVID19
Sergeant Rual Salazar died after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Sergeant Salazar had served with the Nueces County Sheriff’s Office for seven years and had served in law enforcement for 22 years. He had previously served with the Beeville Police Department, Texas A&M University Kingsville Police Department, Kingsville Police Department, and Kleberg County Sheriff’s Office. He is survived by his wife.
In early 2020, thousands of law enforcement officers and other first responders throughout the country contracted COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic due to requirements of their job. Many of these first responders died as a result of COVID-19.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff J.C. Hooper
Nueces County Sheriff’s Office
901 Leopard Street
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
Phone: (361) 887-2222
