Mounted Watchman Charles Lloyd Hopkins
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, May 8, 1919

Biographical Info
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, May 8, 1919
Incident Location: Texas
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available

Mounted Watchman Hopkins was shot and killed by smugglers on the Rio Grande River near Laredo, Texas. He succumbed to his injuries three hours later in a local hospital. A guard for the United States Public Health Service was also shot and killed.

Watchman Hopkins had been with the agency for seven years.