Roll of Honor

Prev Next

Officer

Christopher Robert Betts

East Point Police Department — East Point, GA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 22, 2002

Age 26

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 150 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Officer Christopher Betts was struck by several vehicles and killed while he and another officer struggled with a suspect on the side of I-285, near Camp Creek Parkway, at approximately 1:00 am.

The officers had gone to that location to investigate a suspicious person. While talking with the man, a struggle ensued and it spilled into the travel lane of the highway. Both officers and the suspect were struck by three vehicles. Officer Betts and the suspect were killed, and the second officer was critically injured.

One of the three vehicles that struck the men fled the scene.

Officer Betts was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the East Point Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 7-week-old son, parents, two brothers, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier: BO-US-GA-255BD1CB
Stewardship: Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw: August 2, 2026
Last updated: August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Christopher. Claim this record.

Also honored at salute.nw — U.S. Army. One record, 2 gates. Christopher is one person.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Betts gave the East Point Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Point community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department East Point Police Department

Type Police Department

Location East Point, Fulton County, GA

Platform Identity eppd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 2002

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Christopher Robert Betts served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

View full service record on salute.nw →

Officer Christopher Robert Betts is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In GA, 264 of 904 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At East Point Police Department, 5 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

East Point Police Department

of 6 officers

83.3% Accident

GA — Statewide

264

of 904 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident