CARLOS TAFOLLA

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Officer Rank: State Ranger
Memorial Panel: 50-E: 5
Department: Arizona Rangers, Arizona
End of Watch: October 7, 1901
Cause: SHOT
Age: Unk
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Ranger Tafolla and Deputy William Maxwell were killed while attempting to arrest members of the "Bill Smith Gang," a notorious band of horse thieves. Ranger Tafolla was shot twice in the abdomen and died later that night. Deputy Maxwell was shot in the head and died at the scene. The thieves escaped.
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