Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Cook collapsed after breaking up a fight between two students. Officer Cook had to physically tear apart the two students who were on the gym floor fighting. The students were taken to the principal’s office where one of the students sprayed pepper spray in the officers’ face. Within minutes of the pepper spray discharge, Officer Cook collapsed. Officer Cook died of a massive heart attack.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Cook gave the Fulton County Schools Police Department 5 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Carnel Cook is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In GA, 23 of 903 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 2.5% of this state's fallen. That is 1.5 percentage points below the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carnel Cook's cause is highlighted.
How Carnel Cook Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Carnel Cook is highlighted in Sep.