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Deputy Sheriff

Robert Cunningham Jr.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office — Donalsonville, GA

Felonious

End of Watch August 27, 1986

Age 51

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Robert Cunningham was shot and killed while making a traffic stop. The suspect began to struggle with Deputy Cunningham and shot him. The subject was convicted of Deputy Cunninghman's murder and sentenced to death.

Survivors

Deputy Cunningham was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Cunningham served with the Seminole County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Donalsonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cunningham.

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

Agency

Department Seminole County Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Donalsonville, Seminole County, GA

Platform Identity scso.seminole.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 27, 1986

Age 51

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Deputy Sheriff Robert Cunningham Jr. 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%.

Seminole County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

549

of 905 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Cunningham Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious

1 (0%)

Accident

1 (0%)

Illness

1 (0%)

Cardiac

1 (0%)

Undetermined

1 (0%)

Suicide

1 (0%)

How Robert Cunningham Jr. Compares

Age at Death

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Cunningham Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,516

May

1,504

Jun

1,442

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,517

Sep

1,491

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Cunningham Jr. was killed by gun.

Handgun

3,684

Gun

3,592

Gun; Unknown type

1,492

Shotgun

1,109

Rifle

935

Officer's handgun

909

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