Billy Michael Kaylor

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch August 23, 1971

Age 28

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 87

Incident

Officer Billy Kaylor was shot and killed while responding to a silent burglar alarm at a closed liquor store. One of the subjects involved with his murder was arrested later that night. Officer Kaylor was a United States Air Force veteran. He is buried in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Mineral bluff, Fannin County, Georgia.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Officer Kaylor served with the Atlanta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta 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 Atlanta Police Department

Location Atlanta, GA

Platform Identity apd.fulton.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 23, 1971

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Arrested

Military Service

Billy Michael Kaylor served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Billy Michael Kaylor 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 Atlanta Police Department, 58 of 88 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.9% of this agency's fallen.

Atlanta Police Department

of 88 officers

65.9% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious