Officer James C. Scurry
Georgetown Police Department
South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, September 29, 1900

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Sunday, September 30, 1900
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Officer James Scurry was shot and killed with his own weapon while attempting to make an arrest. The man was sentenced to death for the murder and had his appeals taken all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court upheld the sentence but the suspect killed himself by taking poison in prison three days before he was to be executed.

Officer Scurry was survived by his wife.