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Deputy Sheriff Dennis Ray Herring | Camden County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Camden County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff

Dennis Ray Herring

Camden County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch: Friday, August 30, 1974

Biographical Info

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

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: August 30, 1974
Weapon Used: Shotgun; 12 gauge
Suspect Info: Convicted of murder

Deputy Sheriff Dennis Herring was shot and killed as he and another deputy responded to a disturbance at a home on State Highway 49 in Browntown at about 12:10 pm.

Deputy Herring volunteered for the call despite having finished his shift because he was familiar with the house. When they arrived at the home they encountered a man experiencing delusions while firing a shotgun in the house and claiming that his parents were dead inside. As Deputy Herring stepped onto the front porch the man shot him with a shotgun.

The subject was apprehended and convicted of Deputy Herring's murder.