Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Amos Cross was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance on North D Street in Pensacola around 7:00 p.m. He was shot in the face with a shotgun by a 19-year-old man as he approached the door. The suspect exchanged gunfire with other officers who shot and wounded him and then took him into custody. One officer was shot in the wrist and leg by the suspect. When officers went into the backyard, they found his father lying on the ground, dead from a shotgun blast fired by his son. The suspect was declared insane and sent to a mental institution. In 1983, he was deemed sane. A year later, he was convicted of two counts of murder and sentenced to two life terms to be served consecutively. He will be eligible for parole in 2033. As of November 25, 2020, he was in prison. Officer Cross was a United States Air Force Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Pensacola Police Department for 17 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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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.
Police Officer Cross gave the Pensacola Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Amos Cross served in the Air Force (1958â1978) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Amos Cross 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Pensacola Police Department, 8 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Amos Cross's cause is highlighted.
How Amos Cross Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Amos Cross is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Amos Cross was killed by shotgun.
Incident Location
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