Special Agent Raymond L. Ezzell, a 30-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was shot and killed in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 27, 1931. He was working undercover for the Bureau of Prohibition, part of the United States Department of Justice, when he attempted to arrest Robert Whitehead, a reputed bootlegger.
At around 8:30 p.m., Agent Ezzell and his partner, Joel Boyd, were waiting for Whitehead to arrive with a load of liquor. When Whitehead arrived, the agents identified themselves and
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