| Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate Grundy County Sheriff's Department Tennessee End of Watch: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Biographical Info Age: 29 Tour of Duty: 3 years Badge Number: 20 Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Thursday, June 5, 2008 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Committed suicide Deputy Anthony Tate was shot and killed as he and a police officer from the Monteagle Police Department served a probation warrant on a suspect
The suspect fatally shot Deputy Tate and shot the Monteagle officer in the vest before fleeing. The man was located at a home later in the day and committed suicide as officers attempted to talk him into surrendering.
Deputy Tate had served with the Grundy County Sheriff's Department for 3 years. He is survived by his wife, son, four daughters, parents, two brothers, and sister. |