KENNETH LEE WIMBERLY SR

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff II
Memorial Panel: 33-W: 21
Department: Gwinnett County, Georgia, S.D.
End of Watch: September 22, 1998
Cause: SHOT
Age: 32
Years of Service: 4
Description: Deputy Wimberly was working security at a local apartment building. Residents called deputy when they heard suspect behind apartment building "preaching about the Lord" and causing a disturbance. Deputy Wimberly approached suspect and was able to calm him down and escorted him back inside his apartment. Suspect suddenly snapped, took Officer Wimberly's gun, and shot him several times. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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