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| Deputy Rex Stone
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
End of Watch: Monday, January 18, 1971 Biographical Info
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, January 18, 1971
Weapon Used: Handgun; .32 caliber
Suspect Info: Shot and killed Deputy Stone and Deputy Warren LaRue were shot and killed by a man as they attempted to seize his mobile home to satisfy a $833 judgement. The man produced a gun and shot Deputy LaRue in the back four times. Deputy Stone returned fire hitting the suspect five times as the suspect shot him three times. Both deputies and the suspect died at the scene. Deputy Stone's son, a Phoenix Police Officer had been killed in the line of duty just three week prior to this incident. Related Line of Duty Deaths  | Deputy Warren LaRue
Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, AZ
EOW: Monday, January 18, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire |
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