Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Thomas Fletcher Thompson 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 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Fletcher Thompson's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Fletcher Thompson Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Fletcher Thompson is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Fletcher Thompson was killed by gun.
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