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Detective

Thomas Fletcher Thompson

Macon Police Department — Macon, GA
Felonious
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End of Watch January 2, 1921
Age 46
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Gender Male
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Incident

Detective Thompson was shot and killed while conducting a raid on a well-known liquor house located in an alley between Plum Street and Pine Street at approximately 10:00 pm. The officers were unable to locate any liquor during the raid. However, as Detective Thompson interviewed the owner of the house, shots were fired through a door leading to a back room. The shots struck Detective Thompson in the back. Despite being mortally wounded, Detective Thompson returned fire through the door, but did not strike the suspect. When officers entered the room they found it vacant. Detective Thompson was taken to a local hospital where he died in the operating room at 1:15 am the following morning.

Survivors

Detective Thompson was survived by his wife, adopted son, mother, brother, and two sisters.

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

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

Agency

Department Macon Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Macon, Bibb County, GA
Platform Identity mpd.bibb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 2, 1921
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Thomas is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1921, 248 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, more than in any other year.

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Who

Thomas was 46. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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When

January holds 8% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 15.2%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was gun, in 22.8% of these deaths.

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His people

Macon Police Department has 12 officers remembered here, Thomas among them.

Across the years

Detective Thomas Fletcher Thompson

Macon Police Department · End of Watch January 2, 1921

Where the Name Is Cut

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