Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate
Grundy County Sheriff's Department
Tennessee

End of Watch: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Cause: Gunfire

Biographical Info
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 20

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.

 
Photograph: Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate

Patch image: Grundy County Sheriff's Department, Tennessee

Visit Deputy Sheriff Tate's memorial at www.ODMP.org