U.S. Army · United States 
John Scott
1970
John Leslie Scott served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman John Scott was killed by a gunshot to the chest when a fellow officer’s service revolver accidentally discharged inside the squad room of the Zone 1 Police Station on the North Side. He was transported to Allegheny General Hospital where he succumbed to the wound. On November 20, a Grand Jury cleared the fellow of officer of Manslaughter charge and the shooting was ruled accidental. Patrolman Scott was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police for one year. He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, two sisters, and one brother. He was assigned to Zone 1 North Side Police Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, parents, two sisters, and one brother.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Pittsburgh Bureau of Police
Patrolman
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