Layne Bruce Cook

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch January 27, 1989

Age 36

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

The Vigil Panel 134 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 87

Incident

Police Officer Layne Cook was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call. The subject fled after fighting with his wife and firing a gun in the home. Officer Cook spotted the subject walking along Bellview Avenue around 1:30 a.m., and when he told him to stop, the subject hid behind a tree and shot him. Officer Cook returned fire but did not hit the subject. Officer Cook was transported to Grady Memorial Center where he succumbed to his wounds. He was not wearing his personally owned vest at the time of the incident. The subject, a convicted felon, pleaded guilty to murder to avoid the death penalty and was sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years for aggravated assault and five years for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Officer Cook had served with the Atlanta Police Department for 14 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cook gave the Atlanta Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Cook.

— 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 January 27, 1989

Tour of Duty 14 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Life in prison

Police Officer Layne Bruce Cook 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