Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Winston was accidentally shot and killed when her partner's shotgun discharged as the partner struggled with a suspect at Linden Point and Poplar Street. Officer Winston was approaching the two to assist the other officer when the shotgun was fired. The blast struck her directly below her bulletproof vest. She died of her wounds a short time later. Officer Winston had served with the Columbus Police Department for 4 years.
Survivors
She was survived by her husband and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Winston gave the Columbus Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Winston.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Shirley Denise Winston is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Columbus Police Dept., 5 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Shirley Denise Winston's cause is highlighted.
How Shirley Denise Winston Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Shirley Denise Winston is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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