Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Robert Bridges was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a SWAT team training exercise. Live ammunition had accidentally been mixed together with training rounds and loaded into one of the training weapons.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Bridges served with the Clayton County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Jonesboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Bridges.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Robert Gerald Bridges is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Clayton County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Gerald Bridges's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Gerald Bridges Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Gerald Bridges is highlighted in Jul.
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