Bio & Incident Details
Age: 34
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Location: Arizona
Incident Date: 7/25/1926
Weapon: Rifle
Suspect: One shot and killed
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Inspector Lon Parker was shot and killed in the Huachucas Mountains, over two miles from the Wills Ranch, in Arizona while following the trail of a pack train thought to be smuggling liquor. He was discovered at the Wills family ranch with a rifle shot in his back.
The investigation discovered a well-known Mexican smuggler who had been mortally wounded by Inspector Parker, and tracks that suggested a second smuggler shot Inspector Parker and fled the scene.
