Roll of Honor
Incident
Night Policeman Percy McAdams was shot and killed in front of the Odd Fellows Lodge shortly after midnight. He was patrolling the city with a citizen when they pulled up to the Odd Fellows Lodge and began to get out of the car. A man standing out front immediately opened fire on them without warning, mortally wounding Policeman McAdams and critically wounding the citizen. Policeman McAdams made a deathbed statement that he believed the man shot him in retaliation for warning him on two different occasions the night before not to drink in public. The subject was arrested, convicted of two counts of first-degree murder, and executed in the electric chair on January 16th, 1932. Policeman McAdams had served with the Madison Police Department for three years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Night Policeman McAdams gave the Madison Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Madison community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Night Policeman McAdams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Night Policeman Percy Quinton McAdams 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%.
At Madison 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. Percy Quinton McAdams's cause is highlighted.
How Percy Quinton McAdams Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 1932
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Percy Quinton McAdams is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Percy Quinton McAdams was killed by gun; unknown type.
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