Florida Highway Patrol, Florida
End of Watch: Sunday, January 3, 1965
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 3, 1965
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Trooper Sherman Scott was shot and killed during a traffic stop of a stolen vehicle on I-10 in Baker County at 7:30 am.
The driver was arrested a short time later after running through a roadblock and leading officers on a high-speed pursuit. He was shot and killed when he attacked another trooper as he was being transported to jail.
Trooper Scott had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 3 years.