Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ralph Kimbro was shot and killed while working the overnight shift at the Gateway Division Center at 15 Peachtree Street NE in Atlanta. He was the only officer on duty at the work-release housing facility. A subject shot him in the chest before fleeing from the building. Sergeant Kimbro had served with the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation for 18 months and had previously served with the Tennesee Department of Corrections for four years. He was survived by his wife. Sergeant Kimbro also served as a part-time pastor.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Kimbro gave the Georgia Department of Corrections 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Kimbro.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Ralph Williams Kimbro 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 Georgia Department of Corrections, 16 of 38 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph Williams Kimbro's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph Williams Kimbro Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph Williams Kimbro is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ralph Williams Kimbro was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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