Floyd Milton Moore, Jr.

Bay County Sheriff's Office — Panama City, FL

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch January 28, 1986

Age 37

Tour of Duty 7 yrs 6 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Sergeant Floyd Moore was shot and killed after surprising a burglar at the Turtle Lake Apartments near West 20th Street and Lombardy Avenue in Panama City. Sergeant Moore, who lived in the apartment complex and was off-duty, obtained the suspect's identification and placed it in his breast pocket. He then used his portable radio to request a uniformed officer and instructed the suspect to follow him. As Sergeant Moore turned around, the subject produced a concealed handgun and opened fire. The 30-year-old suspect was later identified by the identification card Sergeant Moore had taken from him. He was apprehended the next day in Columbus, Georgia. The man was convicted and sentenced to death; however, the sentence was later commuted to life imprisonment. Sergeant Moore was a United States Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Bay County Sheriff's Office for seven years.

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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.
Sergeant Moore gave the Bay County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Panama City 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 Bay County Sheriff's Office

Location Panama City, FL

Platform Identity bcso.bay.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 1986

Tour of Duty 7 yrs 6 mo

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Sentence commuted to life

Military Service

Floyd Milton Moore, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant Floyd Milton Moore, Jr. 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 Bay County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Bay County Sheriff's Office

of 5 officers

60% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious