Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Ricky Cash was shot and killed during a traffic stop on Jonesboro Road and College Street in Forest Park. Patrolman Cash made a traffic stop on a vehicle with two occupants. Patrolman Cash radioed for backup after the passenger started acting suspiciously. A lieutenant was nearby and responded to assist Patrolman Cash. When the lieutenant arrived, he and Patrolman Cash started questioning the passenger outside the vehicle. During their conversation, the passenger assaulted Patrolman Cash and produced a small revolver. Patrolman Cash and the passenger started struggling, and the passenger shot Patrolman Cash several times, killing him. The passenger then shot the lieutenant, who returned fire, striking the passenger. The passenger was able to get back into the vehicle and fled the scene. Patrolman Cash and his lieutenant were rushed to a local hospital, where Patrolman Cash later died. The suspects went to the same hospital, and the driver dropped off the passenger, who was also rushed to surgery, where he died. Unbeknownst to either officer, the two suspects were also suspects in a homicide that occurred six months earlier. The driver pleaded guilty to felony murder and was sentenced to three concurrent life sentences for Patrolman Cash's murder and two other murders. Patrolman Cash had served with the Forest Park Police Department for over three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, stepdaughter, and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Cash gave the Forest Park Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Forest Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Cash.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Richard Lewis Cash 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Lewis Cash's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Lewis Cash Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Lewis Cash is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Richard Lewis Cash was killed by handgun.