Jerry Lewis Bradford was a 41-year-old patrolman with the Childersburg Police Department who died on October 22, 1989. He had served with the department about a year. Bradford’s death occurred while on duty in a shooting incident that investigators later ruled accidental; officials found no foul play and no arrests were made.

He left a wife and five children, and his passing was mourned by family, colleagues and the small city he served. The circumstances were investigated and classified as an accidental death rather than a homicide.

If anyone has memories of Officer Bradford or information about that day in Childersburg, please share what you know.