Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Tyus succumbed to a gunshot wound received several days earlier while attempting to serve a warrant. A week later the suspect was trapped by a posse at the home of his uncle near Tallahassee, Florida. As the posse stormed the house, the suspect's uncle shot and killed City Marshal Eugene Cargell of the Cairo, Georgia, Police Department. Marshal Cargell's killer was captured but Sheriff Tyus' killer escaped and was never apprehended. Sheriff Tyus had been with the agency for two years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Tyus gave the Grady County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cairo community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Tyus.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff David W. Tyus is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 549 of 905 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David W. Tyus's cause is highlighted.
How David W. Tyus Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David W. Tyus is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David W. Tyus was killed by gun.
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