William Thomas "Billy" Manning

Tallapoosa Police Department — Tallapoosa, GA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch February 11, 1973

Age 34

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Lieutenant Billy Manning was shot and killed when he and his partner stopped a speeding vehicle on U.S. Route 78. When the vehicle stopped, the occupant exited it and approached the officers. When they asked for his driver's license, he pulled out a .38 caliber handgun and opened fire, striking both officers one time. When the officers fell to the ground, the man approached and shot Lieutenant Manning twice more and his partner once more. His partner survived the shooting. One suspect was tried in February 1974 and convicted of murder, but the conviction was overturned due to a technicality. Lieutenant Manning was a United States Army Vietnam veteran who had served with the Tallapoosa Police Department for two years and previously served with the Georgia State Patrol for eight years. was survived by his parents and siblings.

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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.
Lieutenant Manning gave the Tallapoosa Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallapoosa community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Tallapoosa Police Department

Location Tallapoosa, GA

Platform Identity tpd.haralson.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 11, 1973

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender At large

Military Service

William Thomas "Billy" Manning served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Lieutenant William Thomas "Billy" Manning 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 Tallapoosa Police Department, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Tallapoosa Police Department

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious