Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Scott was shot and killed as he and other deputies attempted to arrest three robbery suspects. The suspects had blocked off a street and were robbing motorists after tying them up in a field. When the officers approached the suspects used the hostages as human shields as they opened fir on the officers. Deputy Scott was struck in the head and killed. Before fleeing, the suspects robbed Deputy Scott as he lay dying in his patrol car. Two suspects commandeered a car and forced the owner to drive them to Seattle. Before getting out at a street corner one suspect killed and robbed his companion. He was captured on May, 19, 1920, in Vancouver after he committed a murder in that city. On October 27, 1920, the suspect was sentenced to hang in British Columbia. Three months later his sentence was commuted to life.
Survivors
Deputy Scott was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Scott gave the King County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Carl Scott 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 WA, 187 of 340 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55% of this state's fallen. That is 55 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At King County Sheriffs Department, 11 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Carl Scott's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Carl Scott Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Carl Scott is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Carl Scott was killed by handgun.
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