Deputy U.S. Marshal

R. Lee Taylor

United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Thursday, October 1, 1891

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 1, 1891
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Marshal Taylor was shot and killed by a property owner while interviewing another man. The property owner had was drunk and was upset that Deputy Marshal Taylor and the other man were on his property.

The owner retrieved a double barrel shotgun and shot Deputy Marshal Taylor in the chest, killing him.