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Sheriff

David W. "Doc" Tyus

Grady County Sheriff's Office — Cairo, GA

Felonious

End of Watch August 21, 1907

Age 57

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

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

Agency

Department Grady County Sheriff's Office

Location Cairo, GA

Platform Identity gcso.grady.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 21, 1907

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 57

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Never apprehended

Sheriff David W. "Doc" Tyus 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%.

Grady County Sheriff's Office

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. David W. "Doc" Tyus'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 David W. "Doc" Tyus Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Never apprehended

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. David W. "Doc" Tyus is highlighted in Aug.

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. David W. "Doc" Tyus was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518