Adam George Bernard McCoy

Pensacola Police Department — Pensacola, FL

Suicide Veteran Honored

End of Watch April 26, 2020

Age 54

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

The Vigil Panel 227 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Biography

Lieutenant Adam G.B. McCoy died by suicide on April 26, 2020 after 26 years of service. He was an Army veteran who spent his law enforcement career with the Pensacola Police. Adam had a very successful law enforcement career with 26 years at the Pensacola Police Department to include being a SWAT team-leader, investigator, and patrol commander. His youngest daughter, Jillian. carried on his law enforcement legacy as a deputy sheriff. According to Jillian, Adam was larger than life, once you met him, you never forget him. He treated everyone with the utmost kindness and love. No matter how small the interaction, people were touched by his warm personality and generosity. Adam would never hesitate to help anyone in need, and would always do what was right, even when no one was watching. His kindness radiated as soon as he walked into a room. Being a husband, father, and grandfather was like breathing to him. He was always his family’s biggest fan. Adam took his own life on April 26, 2020, two months after retiring. He unfortunately lost his battle to crippling anxiety and PTSD. Him and his loving wife, Traci, were supposed to celebrate 29 years of marriage together one day after his passing.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

Officer Adam McCoy served with the Pensacola Police Department.
Thank you for your service, and for your service before it. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pensacola Police Department

Location Pensacola, FL

Platform Identity ppd.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 26, 2020

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Age 54

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Military Service

Adam George Bernard McCoy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Adam George Bernard McCoy is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 13 of 1,008 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Pensacola Police Department, 1 of 15 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 6.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pensacola Police Department

of 15 officers

6.7% Suicide

FL — Statewide

of 1,008 officers

1.3% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide