Guy Fedrick Jones

DeKalb County Police Department — Tucker, GA

Felonious

End of Watch June 5, 1968

Age 29

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 32

Incident

Detective Guy Jones was shot and killed when he responded to a call for assistance from other officers who were being shot at. The officers were attempting to serve a civil warrant on an intoxicated elderly man and when they approached his house at 4250 Lindsey Drive, in Decatur, he opened fire. Detective Jones responded to the call for assistance and was shot and killed as he exited his car. The suspect was later shot and killed by other officers. Detective Jones had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for six years and was a former professional baseball player for the Atlanta Braves.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, father, four brothers, and grandfather.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Jones gave the DeKalb County Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Jones.

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

Agency

Department DeKalb County Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA

Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 5, 1968

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun

Detective Guy Fedrick Jones is one of 17,558 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 53.9% of all 32,585 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 6.8 percentage points above the national rate of 53.9%.

At DeKalb County Police Department, 16 of 33 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.5% of this agency's fallen.

DeKalb County Police Department

of 33 officers

48.5% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,558

of 32,585 officers

53.9% Felonious