Henry Pope

Tallapoosa Police Department — Tallapoosa, GA

Felonious

End of Watch September 3, 1931

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Policeman Pope was shot and killed by family members of a man he had arrested earlier in the day. The aunt and uncle of the man had requested to accompany Policeman Pope to the station in order to post bond for the man. While at the station in the Old City Hall the couple began to argue with Policeman Pope and woman pulled a small pistol and shot him. Policeman Pope was able to return fire fatally wounding the woman. The man then attempted to retrieve the pistol from his wife and Policeman Pope also shot and killed him.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Pope served with the Tallapoosa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tallapoosa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Pope.

— 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 September 3, 1931

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Policeman Henry Pope 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