Special Deputy Officer

Aaron Harrison Scott

Felonious
End of Watch June 22, 1925
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Gender Male

Incident

Location: Oklahoma Weapon: Handgun; .45 caliber Offender: Acquitted

Special Officer Aaron Scott was shot and killed while attempting to arrest four bootleggers near Clayton, Oklahoma. During the arrest one of the suspects shot Officer Scott four times, killing him.

The suspects were arrested moment later and the shooter was charged with Officer Scott's murder. He was acquitted during a third trial for Officer Scott's murder.

Officer Scott was survived by his wife and four children.

Survivors

Officer Scott was survived by his wife and four children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Deputy Officer Scott served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Deputy Officer Scott.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 22, 1925
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun; .45 caliber

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Aaron 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 1925, 208 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 11th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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By day of the week
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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 handgun; .45 caliber, in 0.6% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services has 52 officers remembered here, Aaron among them.

Across the years

Special Deputy Officer Aaron Harrison Scott

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services · End of Watch June 22, 1925

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-E

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