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Town Marshal

Alex G. "El" Bullock

Rockmart Police Department — Rockmart, GA

Felonious

End of Watch December 28, 1891

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Town marshal El Bullock was shot and killed while attempting to serve a warrant on a man outside of Rockmart.

A landlord had obtained a warrant on one of his tenants who assaulted him with a knife and cut him after he refused to give the man money for alcohol. When Marshal Bullock arrived at the home the subject opened fire with a shotgun, killing him instantly.

The man then fled from the home. It is not known if he was captured.

Town marshal Bullock was survived by his wife and three children.

Survivors

Town marshal Bullock was survived by his wife and three children.

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135 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Town Marshal Bullock served with the Rockmart Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Rockmart community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Rockmart Police Department

Location Rockmart, GA

Platform Identity rpd.polk.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 28, 1891

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Town Marshal Alex G. "El" Bullock is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Rockmart Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alex G. "El" Bullock's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Alex G. "El" Bullock Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alex G. "El" Bullock is highlighted in Dec.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Alex G. "El" Bullock was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518