Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy James Thomas, a Mississippi native, was shot to death while off duty in the City of Atlanta. Deputy Thomas was assigned to the Grady Memorial Hospital’s detention unit facility. He was recruited by the Milledgeville Police Department, according to Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat. “He was an outstanding young man,” Labat said during an afternoon news conference outside the jail on Thursday. “We personally recruited him from another police department down south, specifically because of the energy and his love for what he brought to our agency. Our hearts and prayers go out to him and his family,”

While Deputy Thomas’s death doesn’t meet the criteria for a fundraiser per our guidelines, we do want to share the GoFundMe account that has been set up to help provide support for his family.  We ask that you consider donating to the fund to help his parents and siblings deal with the financial impact of his funeral costs.

To donate to that fund, visit https://gofund.me/163be773