Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Gus Kimberly was shot and killed after arresting a man for creating a disturbance at a local home shortly before midnight. The man had been handcuffed but was able to produce a handgun and shot Officer Kimberly in the chest. The suspect was immediately subdued by the police chief, who was at the scene. The suspect was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 25 years in prison. He was pardoned on March 22, 1940. He shot and killed himself in 1958. Officer Kimberly survived a gunshot wound in June 1932 he received while trying to quell an argument between two people. He was with Chief Charles Smith when he was killed on October 29, 1933, and was killed in front of the same house. Officer Kimberly had served in law enforcement with the Piedmont Police Department or the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, a brother, and five sisters.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kimberly gave the Piedmont Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Piedmont community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kimberly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer F. Augusta "Gus" Kimberly 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Piedmont Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. F. Augusta "Gus" Kimberly's cause is highlighted.
How F. Augusta "Gus" Kimberly Compares
Offender Outcome
Pardoned in 1940
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. F. Augusta "Gus" Kimberly is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. F. Augusta "Gus" Kimberly was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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