Homer Allen Lee

Americus Police Department — Americus, GA

Felonious

End of Watch February 20, 1923

Age 50

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Lieutenant Lee was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for disorderly conduct.

Lieutenant Lee had observed the man and a woman coming from some woods next to the Central of Georgia Railroad tracks. He confronted the pair in the adjoining cemetery and asked what they were doing. Not satisfied with their answer, Lieutenant Lee wrote both of them tickets. The female subject accepted the ticket but the male subject tore his ticket up and threw it in Lieutenant Lee's face.

The two then started to struggle and the man was able to gain control of Lieutenant Lee's service revolver. The suspect then opened fire, striking him in the chest. Despite being mortally wounded, Lieutenant Lee produced his backup revolver and fatally shot the suspect.

Lieutenant Lee had served with the Americas Police Department for several years and had previously served with the Sumter County Convict Gang.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four sons and three daughters.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Lee served with the Americus Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Americus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Lee.

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

Agency

Department Americus Police Department

Type Other

Location Americus, Sumter County, GA

Platform Identity apd.sumter.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1923

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Officer's handgun

Lieutenant Homer Allen Lee 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%.

At Americus Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Americus Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious