Philip Bruce Mathis served in the U.S. Army.
Officer Mathis was shot and killed while moonlighting as a security guard at Lenox Square Mall at 3393 Peachtree Road North East in Atlanta. Around 8:30 p.m., he was shot three times as he entered a storage room and surprised a possible burglar. The suspect was arrested five months later after multiple tips. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. Officer Mathis was a United States Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Atlanta Police Department for 16 years.
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In tribute
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Mathis gave the Atlanta Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Atlanta community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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