Roll of Honor
Michael Scott Neal
Incident
Sergeant Scott Neal was accidentally shot by another officer during a SWAT training exercise at the old Mexia fire station. He was taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco where he succumbed to his wound.
Sergeant Neal had served with the three-person Mexia ISD Police Department for 3 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Neal gave the Mexia Independent School District Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mexia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Neal.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael Scott Neal is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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