Willie Donald Cameron

Atlanta Police Department — Atlanta, GA

Felonious

End of Watch February 6, 1987

Age 39

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 87

Incident

Sergeant Willie Cameron was shot and killed while moonlighting as a security guard at a department store in West End Mall. Sergeant Cameron had asked a man to leave the store, but the suspect pulled out a handgun and shot him in the face. The suspect was shot and killed minutes later by other officers.

Survivors

Sergeant Cameron was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

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

— 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 February 6, 1987

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Shot and killed

Sergeant Willie Donald Cameron 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