Assistant Jailer Tranquilino Lopez, a 54-year-old officer serving with the Doña Ana County Sheriff's Department in Las Cruces, New Mexico, met a tragic end on February 19, 1911. His death was a result of an accidental shooting, a circumstance that highlights the dangers and unpredictability of law enforcement work.
On the day of the incident, a town marshal was bringing two suspects to the jail. As the marshal arrived, one of the suspects yelled to Jailer Lopez that the man had a gun. Th
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