Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Wilkins was accidentally shot and killed by a business owner who mistook him for a burglar. The owner fired two loads of shot into Officer Wilkins' face as he was checking his back door to make sure it was locked. Officer Wilkins was survived by his expectant wife
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wilkins served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wilkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Walter S. Wilkins 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 Augusta Police Department, 9 of 18 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. Walter S. Wilkins's cause is highlighted.
How Walter S. Wilkins Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Walter S. Wilkins is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Walter S. Wilkins was killed by shotgun.
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