Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Taylor was shot and killed while responding to a bank robbery at Palafox Street and Gregory Street at 2 pm. The suspect was arrested and sentenced to death. The suspect received a last-minute stay of execution from the US Supreme Court on January 24, 2006, but was later executed by lethal injection on September 20, 2006. Officer Taylor had served with the Pensacola Police Department for three years and previously served with the Escambia County County Department of Corrections.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, parents, brother, and three sisters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Taylor gave the Pensacola Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Stephen A. Taylor 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 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 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pensacola Police Department, 8 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen A. Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen A. Taylor Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2006
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen A. Taylor is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Stephen A. Taylor was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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