Deputy Sheriff Luis L. Garza
Atascosa County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, July 19, 1973

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, July 19, 1973
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Garza and his wife were shot and killed after being abducted by a suspect. Deputy Garza's wife was riding with him when he pulled over a vehicle for a traffic violation. The driver was actually en route to rob a bank in a nearby town. He abducted Deputy Garza at gunpoint and forced him to drive his patrol car, as his wife followed in the suspect's car, to an abandoned farmhouse. Once at the farmhouse the suspect handcuffed Deputy Garza and his wife together and then shot them both. The suspect was arrested and convicted of both murders.