HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. — Police departments across the Atlanta metro and beyond are taking to social media to show their support for a fallen Holly Springs police officer killed in the line of duty.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Officer Joe Burson was dragged by a suspect’s car during a traffic stop on Thursday.
According to the Holly Springs Police Department’s Facebook page, he was sworn in March 2020.
Since the news broke of Burson’s death, police departments across the metro have been showing their support for their fellow officers and expressing their condolences to Burson’s family and the Holly Springs Police Department.
Sheriff Eric Levett and the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office mourns with the Holly Springs Police Department and the...
Posted by Rockdale County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021
We extend our thoughts and prayers to the Holly Springs Police Department, to the entire Holly Springs community, and to...
Posted by Alpharetta Department of Public Safety on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Posted by Cherokee County E 9-1-1, Georgia on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Fulton County Police Department would like to extend our prayers and support to the Holly Springs Police Department...
Posted by Fulton County Police Department, Atlanta, GA on Thursday, June 17, 2021
https://www.odmp.org/officer/25320-police-officer-joseph-burson OFFICER DOWN: Police Officer Joseph Burson Holly...
Posted by Gilmer County Sheriff's Office - Georgia on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The men and women of the Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) send their deepest condolences and prayers for the family,...
Posted by Hall County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Please join us in sharing our sincerest condolences with the family and friends of Officer Joe Burson of Holly Springs...
Posted by Gainesville Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Holly Springs Police Officer Joe Burson who was killed in the line of...
Posted by City of Doraville Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Sandy Springs Police Department wants to extend our thoughts and prayers to the Holly Springs Police Department and...
Posted by Sandy Springs Police on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Holly Springs Police Officers and their families today.
Posted by Fayette County Sheriff's Office - Georgia on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Smyrna Police Department sends its deepest condolences to the Holly Springs Police Department and the family of the...
Posted by Smyrna Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Acworth Police Department offers its heartfelt condolences to the Holly Springs Police Department, family and friends of the Officer that gave his life in the line of duty last night. Rest In Peace brother.
Posted by Acworth Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Earlier this morning, Holly Springs Police Department announced that one of their own paid the ultimate sacrifice after...
Posted by Duluth Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Holly Springs Police Officers and their families today.
Posted by Peachtree City Police Department and Peachtree City Fire Rescue on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office mourns with the Holly Springs Police Department and the family of their fallen...
Posted by Fulton County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Holly Springs Police Department, the community of Holly Springs, and the loved ones of the officer who was killed in the line of duty. #HollySpringsPD #cherokeecountyga
Posted by Forsyth County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Department of Public Safety extends our deepest condolences to the family of the officer killed in the line of duty last night and all of his work family. Our prayers are with you.
Posted by Georgia Department of Public Safety on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Holly Springs Police Department who lost a brave officer last night.
Posted by Chattahoochee Hills Police on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Cobb County Police Department offers our heartfelt condolences to the Holly Springs Police Department and to the...
Posted by Cobb County Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
Another tragic loss, prayers for all.
Posted by Habersham County Emergency Services on Thursday, June 17, 2021
This morning our thoughts and prayers are with the Holly Springs Police Department as they mourn the loss of one of...
Posted by Troup County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, June 17, 2021
The Brookhaven Police Department would like to send our condolences to the Holly Springs Police Department and to the...
Posted by Brookhaven, GA Police Department on Thursday, June 17, 2021
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