Deputy Sheriff Anthony Shane Tate, 29, was killed while serving a probation violation warrant in Monteagle, Tennessee, in the early morning hours of June 5, 2008. A three-year veteran with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department, Tate was accompanied by Monteagle Police Officer Brian Malhoy when the suspect, Kermit Eugene Bryson, opened fire. Tate was struck and died from his wounds; Malhoy was wounded but survived thanks to his ballistic vest.

The shooting triggered a large manhunt involving roughly 25 agencies. Bryson was found later the same day behind his girlfriend’s home near the scene. Officers attempted a brief negotiation before Bryson fatally shot himself. Tate left behind a wife, three children and two stepchildren; the community and law enforcement organized fundraisers to support the family.

What details about that morning or about Deputy Tate’s service would help paint a fuller picture for those who knew him or who can assist with information?