Obituaries:  Steve Longora, Sabine Parish       L-526
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 18, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Steve Longora

  Steve Longora, a 17 year old youth from Zwolle, died from a self
inflicted gunshot wound on Tuesday, April 16, at approximately 7
p.m., according to Sabine Parish Sheriff, George R. Cook.

  Longora and his juvenile brother had been sought by the
Sheriff's Dept. since Monday evening, for their involvement in a
stolen motorcycle report in Zwolle.

  The youths allegedly stole a motorcycle in Zwolle, went to
another home nearby, and stole a helmet.

  "The boys then traveled to Coushatta, where they broke into a
place and stole a .38 pistol, some money, a radio, a pair of
cowboy boots, and a wristwatch," Sheriff Cook explained.

  Early Tuesday evening, the Sheriff's Dept. received a call that
the youths were out in the Hot wells community.

  "State Trooper George Elliott of the La. State Police, ran up on
the boys, but they fled," Cook explained. "Elliott radioed for
help, and we dispatched two deputies, Jack Napier, and Clarence
Key to Noble."

  Quinton Brandon, Zwolle City Marshal, and Wayne Ebarb, a Zwolle
deputy, joined the group to help find the youths.

  "They hid the motorcycle, helmets, and the radios in the woods,"
Cook continued.

  "They were coming out onto the road, when they saw the Sheriff's
car," he stated.

  "They turned and ran back into the woods."

  The officers surrounded the area in an attempt to capture the
boys.

  "Deputies Wayne Ebarb, and Clarence Kay were walking down a log
road, when they heard a limb break behind them." Cook said. "They
turned around just in time to see Longora raise up from a ditch
and say, "Ya'll never take me to jail anymore," the sheriff
related.

  The deputies tried to reason with the boy, but he raised the .38
pistol to the left side of his head and pulled the trigger.

  "One of the deputies said Steve turned to his younger brother
and said, "Lay down and cover your head", just before he shot
himself.

  The younger Longora will be turned over to the Juvenile
Authorities.