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Hamill Poston Scott

Case from Fort-worth, TX dated Mar 22, 1907

Victim Details

Hamill Poston Scott

Male

Fort-worth

TX

1907-03-22

42

Hamill

Poston Scott

07/10/2026

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Hamill Poston Scott, a 42-year-old Special Deputy with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office in Texas, tragically died on March 22, 1907, from injuries sustained during a foot pursuit. Scott was shot by a murder suspect, William Thomason, while chasing him after Thomason had killed Tarrant County attorney Jefferson McLean. The incident occurred during the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show, a large annual event in Fort Worth, TX.

Despite being paralyzed from the gunshot wound, Scott's courageous act ...
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