DeKalb County Police Department
Georgia
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Biographical Info
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 2612 Officer Ricky Bryant and Officer Eric Barker were shot and killed while working an off duty, uniformed security detail at an apartment complex in Decatur.
Both officers were patrolling the 176-unit apartment complex when they received a report of a suspicious person on Glenwood Road. When they arrived at the location, they were shot in an ambush by two suspects.
A tow truck driver who happened across the scene called 911 approximately 10 minutes later.
Three suspects were apprehended within several days of the incident and charged with murder.
Officer Bryant was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 2 years. He is survived by his wife and four children. | 
