Police Officer Tara Marie Drummond, Kennesaw Police Department, Georgia

Police Officer Tara Marie Drummond

Kennesaw Police Department, Georgia

End of Watch Tuesday, September 13, 2005

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Tara Marie Drummond

Officer Tara Drummond was accidentally shot and killed while attending training at the North Central Georgia Law Enforcement Academy.

She was shot during a firearms training session when the instructor's firearm discharged as he was performing a demonstration. Officer Drummond was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to the wound.

Officer Drummond was sworn in as an officer with the Kennesaw Police Department only four months earlier. She is survived by her parents and siblings.

Bio

Age 23
Tour 4 months
Badge 9979

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent)

accidental discharge, training

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If was a Monday when I has the blessing to meet her briefly. He you all newbies. They all stopped and properly addressed several of us. Then returned to their conversation when several of us went back and started teasing them all. She was laughing away at her colleagues. I recall Tara vividly. I had the chance to meet her at the Academy the day prior to her passing. She was outside in one of the rooms, engrossed in lively conversation with her new friends. Some of us playfully approached her and her classmates with teasing banter. The following day, she was no longer with us. Attending her funeral, I struggled to accept her absence. Tara was a radiant beacon of potential, poised to make significant contributions to our world. Rest in peace, Tara Drummond. Your presence is deeply missed and will always be remembered.

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September 13, 2024