JOSE ANTONIO GRIEGO

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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 22-E: 30
Department: Santa Fe, New Mexico, P.D.
End of Watch: July 14, 1880
Cause: SHOT
Age: 25
Years of Service: 5
Description: Police Officer Griego was fatally shot as he attempted to arrest an intoxicated suspect who was brandishing a gun in public and making threats. The suspect, who was a fellow officer, was arrested and taken into custody. A few days later, the suspect was removed from the jail by an angry mob and lynched.
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