Deputy U.S. Marshal

R. Lee Taylor

Felonious
End of Watch October 1, 1891
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Marshal Taylor was shot and killed by a property owner while interviewing another man. The property owner had was drunk and was upset that Deputy Marshal Taylor and the other man were on his property.

The owner retrieved a double barrel shotgun and shot Deputy Marshal Taylor in the chest, killing him.

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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy U.S. Marshal Taylor served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usms.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1891
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Shotgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

R. is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1891, 62 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 121st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

October holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was shotgun, in 7% of these deaths.

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His people

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service has at least 120 officers remembered here, R. among them.

Across the years

Deputy U.S. Marshal R. Lee Taylor

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service · End of Watch October 1, 1891

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 11-E

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