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Lieutenant Robert Gerald Bridges | Clayton County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Clayton County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Lieutenant

Robert Gerald Bridges

Clayton County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch: Wednesday, July 9, 1986

Biographical Info

Age:
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Date of Incident: July 9, 1986
Weapon Used: Officer's weapon
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Robert Bridges was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a SWAT team training exercise. Live ammunition had accidentally been mixed together with training rounds and loaded into one of the training weapons.