LEONARD BRUCE ESTES
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Officer Rank: Lieutenant
Memorial Panel: 2-E: 22
Department: Butte County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: July 26, 2001
Cause: SHOT
Age: 61
Years of Service: 27
Description: Lieutenant Estes and Deputy William Hunter were shot and killed after attempting to question a suspect at his residence regarding theft of firearms and an assault. The suspect had threatened a neighbor with a firearm earlier that evening. Lieutenant Estes and Deputy Hunter were ambushed as they entered the cabin.
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