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Deputy Sheriff

Tony Reed Wilder

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office — Moultrie, GA

Felonious

End of Watch January 31, 1986

Age 43

Badge 69-N

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Tony Wilder was shot and killed while he and several other deputies attempted to serve a committal warrant on a man. The suspect opened fire with a rifle, fatally wounding Deputy Wilder. He then grabbed a shotgun and continued to fire, wounding three other deputies and two civilians before being shot and killed.

Survivors

Deputy Wilder was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Colquitt County Sheriff's Office

Location Moultrie, GA

Platform Identity ccso.colquitt.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1986

Age 43

Badge Number 69-N

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle

Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Sheriff Tony Reed Wilder 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%.

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office

of 1 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. Tony Reed Wilder'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 Tony Reed Wilder Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Tony Reed Wilder is highlighted in Jan.

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. Tony Reed Wilder was killed by rifle.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518