Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Ernest Calvillo was shot and killed while attempting to break up a fight at a local bar. He and another deputy were working an off-duty security detail at a local bar when a patron informed the officers that there was a fight and one of the men was in the parking lot with a gun. The officers located the subject holding a rifle and told him to leave. The subject left the scene and then returned and began speaking with the officers again. The subject's brother then pulled up and fired at the deputies, striking Deputy Calvillo. The other deputy returned fire, killing the subject who fired the weapon. Deputy Calvillo was a United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for just under 10.5 years. He was survived by his wife, two daughters,
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Calvillo gave the Pima County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ernest Calvillo served in the Air Force (1965â1966) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Calvillo 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 AZ, 204 of 330 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pima County Sheriff's Department, 4 of 11 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Calvillo's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Calvillo Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Calvillo is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ernest Calvillo was killed by handgun; .44 caliber.
Incident Location
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