Antonio Tobar

How they died

Deadly force

Tobar reportedly shot his wife at Wishing Well Bar. The next day, armed with a pistol, he entered a woman's home and refused to leave. She reported Tobar at Amarillo Police Department, and stayed there as Officer Barry Ralston and Corporal Mitch Woodward went to her house. As they arrived, a red truck drove up to the residence and stopped. Tobar entered the passenger seat. The officers pointed their guns at Tobar and told him to leave the truck. Officer Ralston saw Tobar's pistol between his legs. According to Lieutenant Gary Trupe, Officer Ralston shot Tobar fatally in the chest as he reached for the pistol.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Antonio Tobar, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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