Kennesaw Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Add to My HeroesTara Marie Drummond
Officer Tara Drummond was accidentally shot and killed while attending training at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy.
She was shot during a firearms training session when the instructor's firearm discharged as he was performing a demonstration. Officer Drummond was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to the wound.
Officer Drummond was sworn in as an officer with the Kennesaw Police Department only four months earlier. She is survived by her parents and siblings.
Bio
- Age 23
- Tour 4 months
- Badge 9979
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Most Recent Reflection
View all 571 ReflectionsYou are not forgotten.
I was in class upstairs when my instructor and every other cadet immediately recognized a sound unfamiliar to me coming from down in the training room.
It has been so many years now. But I still can’t find the words to express the impact you had on so many people.
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