Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Tara Drummond was accidentally shot and killed while attending training at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy.
She was shot during a firearms training session when the instructor's firearm discharged as he was performing a demonstration. Officer Drummond was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to the wound.
Officer Drummond was sworn in as an officer with the Kennesaw Police Department only four months earlier.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents and siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Drummond served with the Kennesaw Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Kennesaw community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Drummond.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Tara Marie Drummond 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tara Marie Drummond's cause is highlighted.
How Tara Marie Drummond Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tara Marie Drummond is highlighted in Sep.