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

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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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Brandon,
I stumbled across this page, preparing for my own father’s funeral. My dad was with DKPD for 31 years until he retired in 2020. I was 9 when your dad was killed. Our dads went to the police academy together. My father, Ron Gaither, responded to that call that day, but your dad went in first. My dad never forgave himself. He loved your dad, and never stopped talking about what a great person he was. I’m sorry you had to grow up without him. May they rest in peace together now.

Leah Gaither
Daughter of DKPD Sergeant Ronald Gaither

April 24, 2025