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Marshal

William Jefferson Prince

Davisboro Police Department — Davisboro, GA

Felonious

End of Watch February 20, 1910

Age 40

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Marshal Prince succumbed to wounds received one week earlier when he was shot after responding to a house after receiving reports of a disturbance. While at the home he ordered one of the men to appear at the Mayor's court on the following Monday morning. As he turned to leave the man grabbed a shotgun and shot him in the leg, causing a serious wound. The suspect fired a second shot as Marshal Prince fell to the ground, but the shot missed. Marshal Prince was attended to by a doctor but succumbed to the wound in a hospital. The suspect was apprehended several days later and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Marshal Prince served with the Davisboro Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Davisboro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Marshal Prince.

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

Agency

Department Davisboro Police Department

Location Davisboro, GA

Platform Identity dpd.washington.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 20, 1910

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Sentenced to 12 years

Marshal William Jefferson Prince 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%.

Davisboro Police Department

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. William Jefferson Prince'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 William Jefferson Prince Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

Offender Outcome

Sentenced to 12 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. William Jefferson Prince is highlighted in Feb.

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. William Jefferson Prince was killed by shotgun.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518