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Deputy Sheriff

Ivy Clifton Brooks

Pierce County Sheriff's Office — Blackshear, GA

Felonious

End of Watch March 8, 1923

Age 29

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Ivy Brooks was shot and killed as he attempted to serve a warrant with several deputies, federal prohibition officers, and United State deputy marshals. The officers were attempting to arrest a man for violating prohibition laws when he opened fire, killing Deputy Brooks and seriously wounding one of the prohibition officer.

The suspect, 21, was apprehended 21 months later in Wilmington, North Carolina. In May of 1927 he was convicted of Deputy Brooks' murder and sentenced to life. He was paroled on November 12, 1936.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Brooks served with the Pierce County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Blackshear community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brooks.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pierce County Sheriff's Office

Location Blackshear, GA

Platform Identity pcso.pierce.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 8, 1923

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Paroled in 1936

Deputy Sheriff Ivy Clifton Brooks 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 Pierce County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Pierce County Sheriff's Office

of 2 officers

100% Felonious

GA — Statewide

548

of 903 officers

60.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ivy Clifton Brooks's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ivy Clifton Brooks Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Paroled in 1936

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ivy Clifton Brooks is highlighted in Mar.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

Jul

1,587

Aug

1,516

Sep

1,553

Oct

1,371

Nov

1,447

Dec

1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ivy Clifton Brooks was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518

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