Bio & Incident Details
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Tour: Not available
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Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 9/12/1913
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: Charged with murder
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Deputy Candelario Ortiz was shot and killed after he and another deputy were abducted by a weapons-smuggling group from Mexico. He and three officers went to investigate a claim that the group of men were smuggling guns into the county. A scout group intercepted the two deputies and took them back to their camp and tied them up.
The sheriff and a city marshal were then fired upon as they approached. When the group retreated they tied the two deputies' hands behind their backs and packed them with the guns and ammunition. After walking several miles Deputy Ortiz was unable to climb a hill loaded with the equipment and the suspects shot and killed him.
The group was finally captured after a shootout with other deputies and members of the U.S. Army.
