Walter S. Wilkins

Augusta Police Department — Augusta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch February 25, 1907

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

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

Agency

Department Augusta Police Department

Location Augusta, GA

Platform Identity apd.richmond.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 25, 1907

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Not available

Police Officer Walter S. Wilkins 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 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.

Augusta Police Department

of 18 officers

50% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious