In the early morning hours in the town of Ajo, Arizona, on January 21, 1913, Deputy Sheriff Joe W. Meeks, a 39-year-old male, was awakened from his sleep. He was called to duty at 2:00 a.m. to address a disturbance caused by a man named Calistro Villareal and his associates.
While investigating the incident and questioning an individual in the vicinity, Deputy Meeks was ambushed by Villareal, who fired two shots. One of the bullets struck Deputy Meeks in the face and passed through his he
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