Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Jailer Deadrick Taylor was shot and killed when he was ambushed as he returned home from work. An inmate at the facility where Deputy Taylor worked ordered the gang-related attack. He was shot several times with a handgun and an AK-47 rifle near his home in the 1600 block of Monsaratt Street. The inmate who ordered the attack was sentenced to life without parole. The gunman and another gang member were sentenced to life. Deputy Taylor had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Jailer Taylor gave the Shelby County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Jailer Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Jailer Deadrick A. Taylor 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 Shelby County Sheriff's Office, 13 of 21 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Deadrick A. Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Deadrick A. Taylor Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Deadrick A. Taylor is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Deadrick A. Taylor was killed by rifle; ak-47.
Incident Location
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