Officer Wade C. Barrett, Jr., DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

Officer Wade C. Barrett, Jr.

DeKalb County Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch Monday, April 8, 1991

Wade C. Barrett, Jr.

Officer Wade Barrett was shot and killed after he had responded to a call of an unknown disturbance at the Treehills Apartment complex on Treehills Parkway shortly before midnight.

As he pulled in he heard a woman scream from an upstairs apartment. As he entered the apartment he interrupted a home invasion robbery by five suspects posing as police officers and was shot. One of the rounds entered an opening in his vest and struck his heart.

He was transported to DeKalb Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 12:13 am.

Officer Barrett had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for four years. He is survived by one son.

Bio

Age 27
Tour 4 years
Badge Not available

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Incident Date Sunday, April 7, 1991
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Arrested

robbery

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I think about Wade often as he was a friend of mine. All these years have passed and the mention of his name still makes me smile. Rest my friend. I'll see you when I get there. Much Love.

Loraine Watts
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November 12, 2018