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| Deputy Sheriff Samuel Garcia Infante Jr.
Dallas County Sheriff's Department
Texas
End of Watch: Monday, February 15, 1971 Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Monday, February 15, 1971
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Apprehended Deputy Infante, Deputy William Reese, and Deputy Arthur Robertson, of the Ellis County Sheriff's Department, were shot and killed after being abducted while conducting a burglary investigation. Deputy Reese and Deputy Infante were backing up Deputy Robertson at the home of one of the suspects. Five deputies were abducted and taken to the Trinity River. The three deputies killed, were shot execution style. A fourth Dallas County deputy was able to escape and get help. The fifth deputy was shot in the chest, but survived. All of the suspects were apprehended. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
