Line of Duty Death Police Officer Sean Louis Callahan
Police Officer Sean Louis Callahan
Clayton County Police Department, Georgia
End of Watch: Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Bio & Incident Details
Age: 24
Tour: 4 months
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 12/17/2012
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: Not available
Police Officer Sean Callahan succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day during a foot pursuit in Stockbridge at approximately 2:15 pm.
He other officers had responded to a domestic disturbance at a motel on Davidson Parkway. As officers attempted to arrest the male subject he began to resist and fled on foot. The officers chased the man around the motel where the subject opened fire, striking Officer Callahan in the head twice. Other officers returned fire, killing the subject.
Officer Callahan was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds the following morning.
Officer Callahan had only served with the Clayton County Police Department for four months.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Chief of Police Gregory Porter
Clayton County Police Department
7911 North McDonough Street
Jonesboro, GA 30236
Phone: (770) 477-3747
