George Hindman

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office — Carrizozo, NM

Felonious

End of Watch April 1, 1878

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy George Hindman and Sheriff William Brady were shot and killed by the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid and his gang as they walked down the street in front of the county courthouse. Billy the Kid was later shot and killed. The outlaw gang was responsible for the murders of several other law enforcement officers over the course of several years. Deputy Hindman is buried with Sheriff Brady on private property on what was Sheriff Brady's ranch east of Lincoln, New Mexico at the Brady-Hindman burial site.

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148 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Hindman served with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Carrizozo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

Location Carrizozo, NM

Platform Identity lcso.lincoln.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 1, 1878

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff George Hindman is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 9 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 88.9% of this agency's fallen.

Lincoln County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

88.9% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious