Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Mark Cross was shot and killed after he and his partner approached a suspicious vehicle near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and Catherine Street.
Officer Cross and two officers were on patrol in the Adair Park Historic District of Atlanta, an area known for narcotics sales and violence. At approximately 8:45 p.m., the officers observed a suspicious vehicle in front of a drug house. Officer Cross and his partner approached the driver's side of the vehicle, and the driver immediately opened fire, killing Officer Cross and wounding his partner.
The third officer returned fire, killing the suspect. The suspect, age 19, had recently served time for manslaughter. A second suspect in the vehicle was wounded and taken into custody.
Officer Cross had served with the Atlanta Police Department for six years.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and two children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cross gave the Atlanta Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cross.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Mark Anthony Cross 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 Atlanta Police Department, 58 of 88 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark Anthony Cross's cause is highlighted.
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When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Mark Anthony Cross was killed by gun; unknown type.
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