Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
End of Watch: Friday, January 31, 1986
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: 69-N
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: January 31, 1986
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Shot and killed
Deputy Tony Wilder was shot and killed while he and several other deputies attempted to serve a committal warrant on a man. The suspect opened fire with a rifle, fatally wounding Deputy Wilder. He then grabbed a shotgun and continued to fire, wounding three other deputies and two civilians before being shot and killed.
Deputy Wilder was survived by his wife and three children.