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| Deputy Sheriff Albert Munguia
Graham County Sheriff's Office
Arizona
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 24, 1912 Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Tuesday, September 24, 1912
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Munguia and Deputy Campbell were shot and killed in an ambush.
The leader of a gang of horse thieves named Aviso had a strong dislike for Deputy Munguia because Munguia had killed Aviso's cousin in Globe two years earlier. Aviso laid a trap for Munguia and tipped him off to his whereabouts. Deputies Campbell, Munguia, and Keppler set out to arrest them. About a mile from the hideout at Eagle Lake, the deputies were ambushed. Deputies Campbell and Munguia were killed instantly, while Deputy Keppler wounded he was able to escape. A posse of fifty men was sent after the gang, but it is unknown what became of them. Related Line of Duty Deaths | |
