Border Patrol Inspector Doyne C. Melton
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, December 7, 1933

Biographical Info
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, December 7, 1933
Incident Location: Texas
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Four shot and killed

Inspector Melton was shot and killed while he and five other inspectors were following a group of suspected illegal aliens near El Paso, Texas. A scout for the aliens had concealed himself on the American side of the border and opened fire on the inspectors without warning, strikign Inspector Melton in the chest.

Inspector Melton had been with the agency for six years.