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City Marshal

A. Dorsey Bryant

McKenzie Police Department — McKenzie, TN

Felonious

End of Watch December 7, 1898

Age 56

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

City Marshal Dorsey Bryant was shot and killed from ambush while eating his lunch in the railroad ticket office.

The 16-year-old subject who shot him was seeking revenge for having been arrested two days earlier for being drunk in public. The juvenile committed suicide by drinking morphine after murdering Marshal Bryant.

Marshal Bryant was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Marshal Bryant was survived by his wife and five children.

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Tributes

128 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal Bryant served with the McKenzie Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the McKenzie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department McKenzie Police Department

Location McKenzie, TN

Platform Identity mpd.carroll.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 7, 1898

Age 56

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

City Marshal A. Dorsey Bryant 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

McKenzie Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

TN — Statewide

498

of 769 officers

64.8% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. A. Dorsey Bryant's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How A. Dorsey Bryant Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. A. Dorsey Bryant is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. A. Dorsey Bryant was killed by handgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518