Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, April 19, 1996
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: April 19, 1996
Weapon Used: Rifle; AK-47
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Deputy Jailer Deadrick Taylor was shot and killed when he was ambushed as he returned home from work.
An inmate at the facility where Deputy Taylor worked ordered the gang-related attack. He was shot several times with a handgun and an AK-47 rifle near his home in the 1600 block of Monsaratt Street.
The inmate who ordered the attack was sentenced to life without parole. The gunman and another gang member were sentenced to life.
Deputy Taylor had served with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for nine years.