Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Will Griner was shot and killed near Camilla as he and the Worth County Sheriff attempted to arrest a man for cattle stealing. As Deputy Griner entered the man's home he opened fire with a shotgun killing him instantly. The suspect was apprehended two days later near Dawson.
The 20-year-old suspect was convicted of Deputy Griner's murder and hanged in Mitchell County on January 15, 1915.
Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.
Survivors
Deputy Griner was survived by his wife and four children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Griner served with the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Camilla community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Griner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Will Griner 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Will Griner's cause is highlighted.
How Will Griner Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Will Griner is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Will Griner was killed by shotgun.
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