Roll of Honor
Daniel Bascomb Talley
Incident
Chief Deputy Talley and an agent from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to an address in an effort to apprehend a wanted subject. When the officers arrived at the home, they were met by the suspect's, father who told them that the suspect was not at home. The father allowed the officers to search his home. While the officers searched, the father went into another room, grabbed a shotgun and fatally shot Chief Deputy Sheriff Talley. The agent returned fire, killing the subject. The fugitive they were searching for was not present. Chief Deputy Talley had served with the agency for only 1 year.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Talley gave the Fayette County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Somerville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Talley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Daniel Bascomb Talley is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Fayette County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Bascomb Talley's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Bascomb Talley Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Bascomb Talley is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Daniel Bascomb Talley was killed by shotgun.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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