Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule

Death by Force

Deputy Sheriff Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule of the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Department was tragically killed in the line of duty on June 7, 1980, while responding to a domestic dispute. The incident occurred when Deputy Gurule arrived at the scene, where a woman rushed to his patrol car and alerted him that her husband was armed with a rifle and intended to harm him. Despite this warning, as Deputy Gurule attempted to back out of the parking spot, the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding him with a. ...Read More

Deputy Sheriff Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule

Reflections for Deputy Sheriff Leopoldo Cesilo Gurule, Santa Fe ...