At Rest

Less-than-lethal force
Deputy Lee Russ intervened in a domestic disturbance involving Jose Ignacio Galindo and Esparza, his wife. Galindo stabbed Deputy Russ, wounding him, then began stabbing Esparza. Deputy Russ fatally shot Galindo as he and Esparza bled out. The three were pronounced dead together at the scene.
This record exists so that Norma Sepulveda Esparza, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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