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Deputy Sheriff Arthur Taylor | Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas
Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas

Deputy Sheriff

Arthur Taylor

Harris County Sheriff's Office, Texas

End of Watch: Sunday, May 24, 1914

Biographical Info

Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 1 day
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: May 24, 1914
Weapon Used: Officer's handgun
Suspect Info: Not available

Deputy Sheriff Arthur Taylor and Detective Isaac Parsons, of the Houston Police Department, were accidentally shot by other officers while searching for a suspect on Baron Street near Meadow Street who was terrorizing a neighborhood with a rifle.

Deputy Taylor had been deputized that day and was survived by his wife.