Pinal County Sheriff's Office, Arizona
End of Watch: Saturday, May 14, 1955
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: May 14, 1955
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Escamilla was shot and killed after he attempted to stop a bartender from beating a man.
The bartender had ordered the man out of the bar, but before the man could leave the bartender attacked him. Deputy Escamilla, who was off-duty, attempted to intervene and was shot and killed by the bartender. The bartender was also killed in the exchange of gunfire.
Deputy Escamilla was survived by his two children.