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Incident
Special Deputy Sheriff Scott Taylor was shot and killed while speaking to an employee of the Alabama Fuel and Iron Company who had not reported to work.
Special Deputy Taylor along with a regular deputy had gone to the man's home near the Acton No. 2 mine to tell him that the foreman needed him to work. The subject became combative and slammed the door shut with Deputy Taylor was inside and the regular deputy was outside. The man then shot Deputy Taylor with a shotgun, killing him.
The man fled the home but was captured by an angry mob near Oxmoor and lynched.
Deputy Taylor was survived by his wife and five children.
Survivors
Deputy Taylor was survived by his wife and five children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Sheriff Taylor served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Columbiana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Sheriff Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Shelby County Sheriff's Office has lost 4 officers; 3 of them killed feloniously.
Scott is one of 405 officers killed feloniously in AL, 63% of the 643 remembered there.
Scott is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Scott is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1910, 6 officers in AL were killed feloniously, the 7th heaviest of 131 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 10.
In 1910, 121 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 43rd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1910, 124 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 47th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Scott was 48. Of the 344 killed feloniously in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 32 and 49; the middle age was 40.
Scott was 48. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Scott was 48. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
May holds 9.4% of these deaths in AL; September holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 11.9%.
May holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 12.9%.
May holds 8.5% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Wednesdays: 13.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 75% of all 4 deaths at Shelby County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 63% of all 643 deaths in AL, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
Shelby County Sheriff's Office has 4 officers remembered here, Scott among them.
Where
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