Bio & Incident Details
Age: Not available
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 4/1/1878
Weapon: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect: Shot and killed
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Deputy George Hindman and Sheriff William Brady were shot and killed by the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang as they walked down the street in front of the county courthouse. Billy the Kid was later shot and killed.
The outlaw gang was responsible for the murders of several other law enforcement officers over the course of several years.
Deputy Hindman is buried with Sheriff Brady on private property on what was Sheriff Brady's ranch east of Lincoln, New Mexico at the Brady-Hindman burial site.
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Deputy Marshal Robert Olinger |
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Deputy Sheriff James Carlysle |
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Sheriff William Brady |
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Deputy Sheriff James W. Bell |
