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Ivan E. Scotten
- Jul. 20, 1929 -
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Resided: |
TX, USA
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Born: | Unk |
Fallen: | Jul. 20, 1929 |
Race/Sex: | Caucasian Male / 26 yrs. of age |
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Dept: | U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington D.C., DC
20229 USA (877)227-5511 |
County: | District of Columbia |
Dept. Type: | Federal/Law Enforcement |
Hero's Rank: | Patrol Inspector |
Sworn Date: | Unk |
FBI Class: | Homicide - Gun |
Weapon Class: | Firearm |
Agency URL: | Click Here
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Fatal Incident Summary
Offender: |
No Info
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Location: |
TX
USA
Sat. Jul. 20, 1929
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Summary: |
Patrol Inspector Ivan Scotten was shot and killed when he and other inspectors were ambushed by smugglers near Clint, Texas.
The inspectors had received information that there would be heavy crossings by liquor smugglers and aliens before daybreak on Saturday, July 20th, 1929, in the area of the upper Las Pomas crossing. Three officers confronted a man on horseback who immediately opened fire on them. The officers returned fire as the man fled into Mexico, where he died.
The three officers regrouped, and with three more officers, including Inspector Ivan Scotten, returned to the scene in automobiles. As they arrived they were caught in a cross fire from smugglers concealed on both sides of the road. Inspector Scotten was wounded in the thigh and fell to the ground. The five remaining officers retreated under fire and the smugglers advanced. When the smugglers reached the automobiles they found the wounded Inspector Scotten under the vehicle. He was pulled from under the vehicle and shot at close range in the head. The smugglers stole his pistols, ring, watch, and badge before the other inspectors advanced and forced them back into Mexico.
The case remained unsolved until 1933 when another patrol inspector interrogated two brothers in an unrelated case. The brothers confessed to knowledge that a man had bragged about killing Inspector Scotten and had the officer's pistols and possessions. In 1934, the man was convicted and sentenced to death. His sentence was commuted to life in prison on February 13, 1936.
Inspector Scotten had served with the United States Border Patrol for only nine months. He was survived by his parents, two brothers and one sister. He was buried in the Concordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas.
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