Sumner County Sheriff's Office, Kansas
End of Watch: Tuesday, September 2, 1884
Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 12, 1884
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Scotten succumbed to a gunshot wound received three weeks earlier when he was attempting to stop several cowboys from shooting up the town. He was shot in the neck, causing paralysis until his death.