James Henry Rip Taylor

On a Friday evening, September 22, 1995, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the life of a dedicated police officer, Sergeant James Henry 'Rip' Taylor, Jr., was tragically cut short. The 42-year-old male was off-duty when he and his daughter came across a group of young men spraying graffiti at the intersection of Vassar and Grotto Streets in the Lemington neighborhood. A confrontation ensued, and in the struggle that followed, Sergeant Taylor was fatally shot with his own service weapon. He had served ...