Carlos Escamilla

Pinal County Sheriff's Office — Florence, AZ

Felonious

End of Watch May 14, 1955

Age 30

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 13

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Escamilla was shot and killed after he attempted to stop a bartender from beating a man. The bartender had ordered the man out of the bar, but before the man could leave the bartender attacked him. Deputy Escamilla, who was off-duty, attempted to intervene and was shot and killed by the bartender. The bartender was also killed in the exchange of gunfire.

Survivors

Deputy Escamilla was survived by his two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Escamilla served with the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Florence community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Escamilla.

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

Agency

Department Pinal County Sheriff's Office

Location Florence, AZ

Platform Identity pcso.pinal.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1955

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Escamilla 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 Pinal County Sheriff's Office, 12 of 14 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pinal County Sheriff's Office

of 14 officers

85.7% Felonious

AZ — Statewide

204

of 330 officers

61.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious