Robert Lee Albert

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch July 17, 1897

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 14 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 87

Incident

Police Officer Robert Albert succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained four days earlier while attempting to question two suspicious men on Broad Street. When he asked what the men were doing they responded by saying "none of your business." The two then began walking down a set of stairs to a railroad yard. As Officer Albert followed them one of them turned and opened fire, striking the officer. Despite being mortally wounded, he returned fire five times but did not strike the suspects. Officer Albert was taken to Grady Hospital where he remained in very serious condition until succumbing to his wounds. The gunman was arrested and convicted of Officer Albert's murder. He was awarded a new trial by special order of the court and released. Officer Albert had served with the Atlanta Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and young daughter.

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Tributes

129 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Police Officer Albert gave the Atlanta Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

— 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 July 17, 1897

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Acquitted

Police Officer Robert Lee Albert 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