In the late fall of 1888, an encounter set in motion a tragic chain of events for Special Officer Hank Frost of the Nogales Police Department. On November 11th, the male officer arrested a gambler for disturbing the peace. While being escorted to jail, the man became violent, pulling a knife and attempting to attack Frost. In the ensuing struggle, Officer Frost fatally shot his assailant. This act of self-defense would ultimately seal his own fate, as a friend of the deceased gambler vowed to ta
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