Roll of Honor
Worth Bailey Saunders
Incident
Deputy Marshal Saunders was shot and killed in Gadsden County, Florida, at 2 p.m. when he and other marshals went to a man's home on official business just outside of Quincy, Florida. Formerly a Pensacola newspaper editor, a U.S. Post Master at DeFuniak, Fl. and a former state legislator, Deputy Saunders was appointed as a deputy U.S. Marshal in the summer of 1889.
Survivors
He had served with the agency for less than a year when he was killed and was survived by his wife and two children.
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Deputy U.S. Marshal Saunders served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy U.S. Marshal Worth Bailey Saunders 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 Justice - United States Marshals Service, 251 of 313 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Worth Bailey Saunders's cause is highlighted.
How Worth Bailey Saunders Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Worth Bailey Saunders is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Worth Bailey Saunders was killed by gun.
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