Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable C.B. Schutz was shot and killed at Cactus Flat, approximately nine miles south of Silver City, while he and another constable transported three prisoners from Lordsburg to Silver City.
Constable Schutz was driving the mule team and two of the prisoners were sitting on the front bench with him. The other constable and the third prisoner were sitting on the rear bench. The prisoner in the rear suddenly pushed the other constable from the wagon and grabbed the constable's pistol, which the constable had been sitting on. As Constable Schutz turned to see what the commotion was the subject shot him, knocking him from the wagon. He then shot him twice more as he laid on the ground.
The man then told the second constable to run for his life as he shot him. None of the shots struck the constable and he was able to escape. One of the prisoners turned himself in the following day and informed authorities about the murder. A sheriff's posse located the second constable suffering from pneumonia due to the rain and cold he was exposed to overnight.
It is not known if either of the other two subjects were ever apprehended.
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Constable Schutz served with the Lordsburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lordsburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Constable C. B. Schutz 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. C. B. Schutz's cause is highlighted.
How C. B. Schutz Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. C. B. Schutz is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. C. B. Schutz was killed by gun; unknown type.