Roll of Honor
Michael Scott Neal
Incident
Sergeant Scott Neal was accidentally shot by another officer during a SWAT training exercise at the old Mexia fire station. He was taken to Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco where he succumbed to his wound.
Sergeant Neal had served with the three-person Mexia ISD Police Department for 3 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Neal gave the Mexia Independent School District Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mexia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Neal.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Michael Scott Neal is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Scott Neal's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Scott Neal Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Scott Neal is highlighted in Nov.