Cochise County Sheriff's Department, Arizona
End of Watch Thursday, July 12, 1917
Add to My HeroesOrson McRae
Deputy Sheriff Orson McRae was shot and killed while rounding up striking miners.
He had been sworn in as a deputy the day before and on the morning of the deportation, he joined a posse of five deputies who were assigned to pick up striking miners from rooming houses. Deputy McRae was unarmed when he forced his way into a boarding house room. After shooting the deputy, the other posse members returned fire and killed the subject.
Deputy McRae was survived by his wife and four children.
Bio
- Age 33
- Tour 1 day
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Shot and killed
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April 27, 2022
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