Officer Jeremy R. Labonte - Roswell Police Department - Georgia

On February 27, 2025, 24-year-old Police Officer Jeremy Labonte of the Roswell Police Department (Georgia) was shot and killed while responding to a suspicious person reported at a shopping center at 1425 Market Blvd in Roswell around 7:15 p.m.

When Officer Labonte arrived at the shopping center, he encountered the subject near the ACE Pickleball Club.  Officer Labonte approached the subject for questioning, at which time the subject pulled out a handgun and fired at Officer Labonte multiple times. Officers responding to 911 calls arrived quickly and took the subject into custody.

Officer Labonte was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The suspect faces charges of murder, aggravated assault against a law enforcement officer, and a weapons charge.

Officer Labonte had joined the Roswell Police Department on November 1, 2021, continuing a lifelong commitment to public service that began before he became a police officer.  Over the years, Officer Labonte faithfully and joyfully served the Roswell community as a member of the nightshift patrol.  He was universally loved by all who were blessed to know him as a friend, a husband, a son, and a public servant.  Officer Labonte served the Roswell Police Department for just a little over 3 years and leaves being a wife, parents, two sisters, nephew, and grandparents.

As part of our "Plaques for Heroes" campaign, an engraved slate memorial plaque was sent to the Roswell Police Department and to Labonte's family at no cost to honor his service and his sacrifice to the community of Roswell.