On June 28, 1980, 25-year-old DeKalb County Police Department officer Tommy Richard Gober was shot and killed while responding to a burglary in progress on Aquamist Drive in DeKalb, Georgia. Gober, who had served about two and a half years with the department, and his partner were met with gunfire; the partner suffered serious injuries. The shooter fled the scene in Officer Gober’s patrol car but was apprehended shortly afterward.

The man who killed Officer Gober was convicted of murder and received a life sentence, plus additional sentences of 20 years for aggravated assault on an officer and 70 years for motor vehicle theft. Officer Gober was survived by his expectant wife.

If anyone knew Officer Gober, his family, or has information about the events that night, please share what you can.