Roll of Honor
Incident
Marshal Prince succumbed to wounds received one week earlier when he was shot after responding to a house after receiving reports of a disturbance. While at the home he ordered one of the men to appear at the Mayor's court on the following Monday morning. As he turned to leave the man grabbed a shotgun and shot him in the leg, causing a serious wound. The suspect fired a second shot as Marshal Prince fell to the ground, but the shot missed. Marshal Prince was attended to by a doctor but succumbed to the wound in a hospital. The suspect was apprehended several days later and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Prince served with the Davisboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Davisboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Prince.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Marshal William Jefferson Prince 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. William Jefferson Prince's cause is highlighted.
How William Jefferson Prince Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Jefferson Prince is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. William Jefferson Prince was killed by shotgun.
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