Anthony Jerome Scott

How they died

Suicide

Plainclothes officers from the Violent Crime Firearms Task Force--McClellan and city officers Eric Harpster and Philip Mercurio--saw a suspected drug deal near Lincoln Avenue and Deary Street. The officers detained two suspects. Scott, who has convictions for gun offenses, receiving stolen property and marijuana possession, ran away. Police said Scott pulled a gun and began firing at McClellan over his shoulder. About 90 minutes after the initial gunfire, the team battered down the door of 1028 Lincoln Ave. As they approached the second floor, members heard a shot from the third floor. They found Scott mortally wounded.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Anthony Jerome Scott, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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