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Chief of Police

William Cyrus Barrow

Americus Police Department — Americus, GA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 27, 1913

Age 68

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

The Vigil Panel 27 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 4

Incident

Chief of Police Bill Barrow succumbed to a gunshot wound he received from a man he arrested for drunkenness.

The subject resisted arrest, snatched the chief's pistol, and shot him through the abdomen. Chief Barrow passed away five days later.

The subject was arrested a short time later. Minutes after his arrest, the suspect was seized from the local jail by a mob of more than 400 men and hanged.

Chief Barrow was a Civil War Confederate Soldier and served with the Americus Police Department for 22 years, with eight years as the Chief of Police.

He is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery in Americus, Georgia.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, brother, and two nieces.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Barrow gave the Americus Police Department 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the Americus community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Americus Police Department

Type Other

Location Americus, Sumter County, GA

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

Service Record

End of Watch June 27, 1913

Tour of Duty 22 yrs

Age 68

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

William Cyrus Barrow served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Chief of Police William Cyrus Barrow 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In GA, 548 of 904 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.6% of this state's fallen. That is 60.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Americus Police Department, 4 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Americus Police Department

of 5 officers

80% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 904 officers

60.6% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious