Thomas Fletcher Thompson

Macon Police Department — Macon, GA

Felonious

End of Watch January 2, 1921

Age 46

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Detective Thompson was shot and killed while conducting a raid on a well-known liquor house located in an alley between Plum Street and Pine Street at approximately 10:00 pm. The officers were unable to locate any liquor during the raid. However, as Detective Thompson interviewed the owner of the house, shots were fired through a door leading to a back room. The shots struck Detective Thompson in the back. Despite being mortally wounded, Detective Thompson returned fire through the door, but did not strike the suspect. When officers entered the room they found it vacant. Detective Thompson was taken to a local hospital where he died in the operating room at 1:15 am the following morning.

Survivors

Detective Thompson was survived by his wife, adopted son, mother, brother, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Thompson served with the Macon Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Macon community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Thompson.

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

Agency

Department Macon Police Department

Location Macon, GA

Platform Identity mpd.bibb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1921

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Not available

Detective Thomas Fletcher Thompson 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 Macon Police Department, 6 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Macon Police Department

of 12 officers

50% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious