Stephen Gerard Gilner

Cobb County Police Department — Marietta, GA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch July 24, 1999

Age 32

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 5

Incident

Officer Gilner and Sergeant Steven Reeves were shot and killed during a failed SWAT raid. The suspect who had shot and wounded another officer earlier in the day, was holding his mother hostage. After approximately 4 hours of negotiations, the SWAT members entered the residence. During the entry, the fourth man Officer Reeves was fatally wounded. Officer Gilner was the fifth man to enter the residence, he pulled Officer Reeves out of the line of fire. Officer Gilner was shot and killed as he pulled Officer Reeves to safety. Both Officers died as a result of their injuries from the assault bullets which penetrated their vest.

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Tributes

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 Gilner gave the Cobb County Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marietta 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 Cobb County Police Department

Type Other

Location Marietta, Cobb County, GA

Platform Identity ccpd.cobb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 24, 1999

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Military Service

Stephen Gerard Gilner served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Stephen Gerard Gilner 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 97,756 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 60.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Cobb County Police Department, 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Cobb County Police Department

of 6 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Felonious