Salida Police Department, Colorado
End of Watch: Sunday, October 28, 1883
Age: 38
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 28, 1883
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Marshal Baxter Stingley was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two men who were wanted for stealing cattle. As Marshal Stingley approached the two men with his gun drawn, one of them grabbed his gun and shot him three times.
The suspect escaped and was never apprehended. There is speculation that the shooter was Billy the Kid. Marshal Stingley's deputy, Deputy Hugh Holmes, is said to have chased Billy the Kid to California after the shooting, but was unable to apprehend him.
Six months earlier, Marshal Stingley was shot and almost fatally wounded in the line of duty.