Patrolman

Monroe Odis Scott

Accident
End of Watch May 18, 1973
Age 21
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Monroe Scott was shot and killed in a case of mistaken identity during a narcotics raid at his apartment complex while he was off duty. An undercover deputy and an informant had purchased drugs in the apartment complex earlier in the evening. The raiding party, who were all in plainclothes, returned to the complex. When the informant mistakenly identified Patrolman Scott as the man who sold the drugs, four plainclothes officers rushed towards him with their guns drawn. Patrolman Scott, who was unaware of the operation and did know the officers, was shot as he drew his weapon in response to the four plainclothes officers confronting him. Patrolman Scott had just graduated from the academy and was awaiting his first assignment.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, sister, and brother.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Scott served with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Texas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Scott.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Austin, Travis County, TX
Platform Identity tdpsthp.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 18, 1973
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Monroe is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1973, 90 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 13th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Monroe was 21. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Monroe had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol has 96 officers remembered here, Monroe among them.

Across the years

Patrolman Monroe Odis Scott

Texas Department of Public Safety - Texas Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 18, 1973

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W

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