Flores, Lidia Ruiz
Person
Biography
Wife of Alfonso Flores, an innocent bystander shot and killed by police in the 1971 Pharr Riots.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alfonso Loredo Flores Collection
Collection — 181, Folder: 1
Identifier: ELIBR-0181
Scope and Contents
This digital collection consists of two photographs, an oral history with Lidia Flores, widow of Alfonso Loredo Flores, and legal documents pertaining to the murder of Alfonso Loredo Flores, a 20-year-old bystander and a victim of the 1971 Pharr Riots. Flores was stepping out of Ramos' Hair Styling Center located on the corner of Bell Ave. and Cage Blvd. when he was allegedly shot in the head by Deputy Sheriff Robert C. Johnson. Robert C. Johnson's indictment and arrest took place...
Dates:
1971-02-06 - 1973-02-08
