BERT DONALDSON

BERT DONALDSON Update officers information and/or submit photo of officer
Officer Rank: Chief Investigator
Memorial Panel: 22-W: 25
Department: Fulton County, Georgia, Office of Solicitor General
End of Watch: July 29, 1926
Cause: SHOT
Age: 54
Years of Service: 5
Description: Investigator Donaldson was ambushed after being lured into a hotel room while conducting an investigation into organized crime. Investigator Donaldson had returned to Georgia from Chicago in search of a murder suspect. Inspector Donaldson received a phone call by a man claiming to have knowledge of the crime. Investigator Donaldson met the caller at the hotel. As Investigator Donaldson stepped into the hotel room, he was shot in the head and back by a man who was hiding in the closet. His body was found the next day. Two suspects were arrested.
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