Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Deputy Baxter Shavers was shot and killed with his own service weapon by a robbery suspect. Chief Deputy Shavers and County Detective George Brown were both in the area when they spotted a vehicle that matched the description of a vehicle that had fled the scene of an armed robbery. After pulling the vehicle over at 625 Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe, Chief Deputy Shavers approached the stopped car and ordered the suspect out. He was frisking the suspect while Detective Brown covered him when the suspect spun and knocked Chief Deputy Shavers to the ground and took his service weapon. The suspect then shot Detective Brown once in the groin and shot several more times at Chief Deputy Shavers, hitting him once in the left side of the neck and killing him instantly. The suspect then got back into his car and drove away before any units were on scene. Detective Brown, although seriously wounded, was able to fire as the suspect drove away, hitting the car multiple times. The suspect was apprehended the next day on I-24 in Marion County, Tennessee by the county sheriff of Marion County and a Tennessee State Trooper. The suspect was sentenced to death but later had the sentence commuted to life. Chief Deputy Shavers had served with the agency for five years and is survived by his wife, two children, and his parents. On August 12th, 2005, a portion of Battlefield Parkway was dedicated in Chief Deputy Shavers' memory.
Survivors
Chief Deputy Shavers had served with the agency for five years and is survived by his wife, two children, and his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Shavers gave the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ringgold community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Deputy Sheriff Shavers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief Deputy Sheriff Baxter G. Shavers 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. Baxter G. Shavers's cause is highlighted.
How Baxter G. Shavers Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentence commuted to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Baxter G. Shavers is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Baxter G. Shavers was killed by officer's handgun.