Ernest Calvillo
1983
Ernest Calvillo served the U.S. Air Force for 1 year. Ernest served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
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,
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1965 – 1966
Conflicts
Vietnam War
Cold War
Also Served
Pima County Sheriff's Department
Deputy Sheriff
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