Deputy Sheriff Tony Reed Wilder, Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

Deputy Sheriff Tony Reed Wilder

Colquitt County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch Friday, January 31, 1986

Tony Reed Wilder

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.

Bio

Age 43
Tour Not available
Badge 69-N

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Rifle
Offender Shot and killed

warrant

Most Recent Reflection

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As a newspaper editor, I knew Tony to be a smiling, friendly, professional, wonderful deputy. The day of his death, we were all stunned, but I still remember him.

Glynn Moore
Journalist who worked with him professionally

July 20, 2016