Purnell “Rick” Cauley

Deadly force

Sergeant Mike Bozeman went to Cauley's residence to investigate the disappearance of Cauley's girlfriend, Flor Roque. Cauley shot Sergeant Bozeman in the belly, wounding him. After an eight-hour standoff, Cauley shot himself as well. Officers entered his house. There, they found the bodies of Roque, Cauley's wife, Guillermina, and his daughters Victoria, Purnell'la, and Elizabeth. Guillermina and Roque had both recently told Cauley that they were going to leave him.