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Anthony Shane Tate

Death by Force
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Anthony Shane Tate, a 29-year-old male of Caucasian ethnicity, was a Deputy Sheriff with the Grundy County Sheriff's Department in Tennessee. On June 5, 2008, Deputy Tate was fatally shot while serving a probation warrant on a suspect in Monteagle, TN. The suspect, identified as Kermit Eugene Bryson, also shot a Monteagle police officer before fleeing the scene. Bryson was later located at a home and committed suicide as officers attempted to negotiate his surrender.

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    Victim Details

    Anthony Shane Tate

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Monteagle

    TN

    2008-06-05

    29

    Anthony

    Shane Tate

    11/29/2025

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    I was thinking about the significance of Deputy Tate's service and how it underscores the bravery an... ...Read More
    07/21/2024
    I've been reading through the details of Deputy Tate's case, and I just can't shake the thought of w... ...Read More
    04/09/2024
    I’ve been thinking a lot about the role that communication plays during these intense, high-stakes... ...Read More
    03/22/2023
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