Roll of Honor
Incident
Officers Scarborough and Dyal were shot and killed during a domestic violence call. The officers had gone to investigate a report that a man was beating his wife. Officer Dyal, who arrived first, was instantly killed by a shotgun blast from the man as he mounted the stairs to his apartment. Minutes later he shot and fatally wounded Officer Scarborough when he arrived. The suspect offered no resistance when other officers arrived and took him into custody. The suspect was convicted of both murders and executed in the electric chair on June 14, 1948.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Scarborough served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Scarborough.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer Richard M. Scarborough 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 25 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard M. Scarborough's cause is highlighted.
How Richard M. Scarborough Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard M. Scarborough is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard M. Scarborough was killed by shotgun.
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