Roll of Honor
Irby U. Scruggs
Incident
Federal Prohibition Agent Irby Scruggs was shot and killed following a raid on a still in Knox County, Tennessee. As he and a sheriff's deputy returned to Knoxville the deputy took offense at an order by Agent Scruggs that none of the seized liquor could be drunk. After Agent Scruggs told the deputy to put away a gun he carried on his lap the deputy shot him. Despite being mortally wounded, Agent Scruggs returned fire and killed the deputy.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Scruggs served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Scruggs.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Federal Prohibition Agent Irby U. Scruggs is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Prohibition Unit, 47 of 59 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 79.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Irby U. Scruggs Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Irby U. Scruggs was killed by gun.
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