Bio & Incident Details
Age: 36
Tour: Not available
Badge # 6517
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 3/5/1959
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Detective Castellanos was shot and killed and his partner was seriously wounded by a crazed murder suspect.
Earlier the suspect went into a cafe, he had been ejected from, and shot the proprietress in the arm and killed a patron who went to her aid. Later Detective Castellanos and his partner went to the home of the suspects estranged wife and questioned her about the suspect. As they were leaving, the suspect, who was hiding in the bushes near the house, opened fire. Detective Castellanos' partner was able to return fire killing the suspect.
