Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Roger Scott succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained six years earlier, in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, September 18, 1977, when he encountered a nude man bloodied and walking near the St. John's Episcopal Church on Clayton Road. Officer Scott confronted the man, and a struggle ensued. The suspect charged Officer Scott and knocked him to the ground, causing his portable radio to fly into nearby bushes. Officer Scott retreated to his patrol car and was able to radio for help. The suspect reached the patrol car, where he struck Officer Scott with a piece of lumber hard enough to embed pieces of the wood in his badge. The suspect was able to disarm Officer Scott and shoot him from outside the patrol car as Officer Scott attempted to remove the shotgun from his car. The suspect fired three shots, striking Officer Scott twice, once in the head and once in the left arm. A sergeant from the nearby Concord Police Department was the first to arrive in response to the "officer down" call and observed the nude 30-year-old suspect pounding on Officer Scott's head with a rock. When the suspect saw the sergeant, he stood and charged toward the officer, and the sergeant fired one shot, striking the suspect in the chest and killing him instantly. Officer Scott underwent several surgeries but never recovered from the wounds. Officer Scott was 23 years old when he was shot and had served three years with the Clayton Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, mother, father, and sister.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Scott gave the Clayton Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clayton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Scott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Roger Lovell Scott, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roger Lovell Scott, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Roger Lovell Scott, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Roger Lovell Scott, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Roger Lovell Scott, Jr. was killed by gun; unknown type.