THOMAS J MCDERMOTT
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Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 32-W: 22
Department: Shelby County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: July 12, 1904
Cause: SHOT
Age: 22
Years of Service: 6
Description: Deputies McDermott and Houston, along with several other deputies and investigators, were attempting to stop illegal gambling in Memphis and Shelby Counties. While raiding a club called 42 DeSoto, Deputies McDermott and Mitchell were shot and killed. More than 40 gamblers were arrested as a result of the raid.
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