Deputy Sheriff Brandon Ray Sikes, age 31

Lost to gun violence on April 26, 2025 in Grovetown, Georgia.

Deputy Sikes was a United States Army veteran as an Army Combat Medic and had served with the Columbia County Sheriff's Office for over 6 years. Thank you for your service & RIP.

Photo sources:

• FOX 5 Atlanta: Georgia deputy killed, second wounded in traffic stop shooting near Augusta
• Deputy Brandon R. Sikes Obituary April 26, 2025 - Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors
• Facebook

News sources:

• May 5: https://www.wrdw.com: Slain deputy mourned as a man who put others ahead of himself
• Apr 30: https://www.wrdw.com: Cop killer built bombs as a boy – and family warned deputies about him
• WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta: Georgia deputy released from the hospital after being shot in the face
• Deputy Sheriff Brandon Ray Sikes
• WFXG: Fallen deputy served students at Augusta Prep
• Apr 28: https://www.wrdw.com: Memorial along I-20 pays tribute to slain Columbia County deputy
• Apr 28: https://www.wrdw.com: Reactions pour in after Columbia County deputy’s shooting death
• Apr 28: https://www.wrdw.com: What we know about shooting that killed 1 deputy, injured another
• Deputy Sheriff Brandon Sikes
• Apr 27: https://www.wrdw.com: Columbia County cop killer was ordered to turn over his guns, records show
• Gun Violence Archive

Other nearby fatal shootings:

• Grovetown, GA - May 29, 2023
• Grovetown, GA - May 16, 2023
• Grovetown, GA - June 29, 2021
• Grovetown, GA - February 25, 2017