Atlanta Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch Wednesday, December 12, 1973
Add to My HeroesHenry Lee Jones
Officer Henry Jones was shot and killed by one of two men he surprised burglarizing an apartment on Skipper Place, NW. Both suspects, both 22, were apprehended.
On March 1, 1974, the killer, was convicted of murder, three counts of burglary, and sentenced to life plus 64 years. The other suspect was sentenced to 10 years.
Officer Jones was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was survived by his wife and child.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .44 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to life
Most Recent Reflection
View all 11 ReflectionsRest in peace Officer Jones.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 17, 2021
Recent LODD Deaths
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Taylor
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: November 22, 2022
Police Officer Jordan Jackson
Bellevue Police Department, WA
EOW: November 21, 2022
Captain Janelle Sanders
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: September 11, 2022
Marine Interdiction Agent Michel O. Maceda
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Air and Marine Operations, US
EOW: November 17, 2022
Police Officer Brandon Tsai
Grand Prairie Police Department, TX
EOW: November 14, 2022
Lieutenant Kristina Zell
Niagara Falls Police Department, NY
EOW: November 7, 2022
Detention Corporal Gregory Thomas Horne, Sr.
Edgecombe County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: September 25, 2022
Police Officer Logan K. Medlock
London Police Department, KY
EOW: October 30, 2022
Officer Jorge Arias
United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, US
EOW: October 19, 2022