Robert Carl Scott

King County Sheriffs Dept. — Seattle, WA

Felonious

End of Watch April 4, 1920

Age 31

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Deputy Scott was shot and killed as he and other deputies attempted to arrest three robbery suspects. The suspects had blocked off a street and were robbing motorists after tying them up in a field. When the officers approached the suspects used the hostages as human shields as they opened fir on the officers. Deputy Scott was struck in the head and killed. Before fleeing, the suspects robbed Deputy Scott as he lay dying in his patrol car. Two suspects commandeered a car and forced the owner to drive them to Seattle. Before getting out at a street corner one suspect killed and robbed his companion. He was captured on May, 19, 1920, in Vancouver after he committed a murder in that city. On October 27, 1920, the suspect was sentenced to hang in British Columbia. Three months later his sentence was commuted to life.

Survivors

Deputy Scott was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Scott gave the King County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Scott.

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

Agency

Department King County Sheriffs Dept.

Location Seattle, WA

Platform Identity kingso.king.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 1920

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Sentenced to life

Deputy Sheriff Robert Carl Scott 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 WA, 187 of 339 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 55.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At King County Sheriffs Dept., 11 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.

King County Sheriffs Dept.

of 18 officers

61.1% Felonious

WA — Statewide

187

of 339 officers

55.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious