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Gilbert “Tuffy” Ortez
United States · Aged 37 · Died 07/13/2009
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Suicide
Pamela Leggett-Ortez shot at utility workers with a blank gun. The utility workers called 911. Chambers County Deputy Shane Detwiler and Trooper Kevin Kelley arrested Leggett-Ortez outside of her trailer home. Gilbert Ortez shot Deputy Detwiler twice in the head, killing him. Trooper Kelley shot at Ortez. Ortez fatally shot himself with a high-capacity rifle. A search of the trailer turned up 120 bombs. Ortez had a peace officer's license, but had not served in law enforcement since 2002.
Alleged responsible partyTexas Department of Public SafetyReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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