A Georgia police officer shot and killed in the line of duty last month has been honored by “the most unlikely group of citizens” — local inmates.

Officer Antwan Toney, 30, of the Gwinnett County Police Department was fatally gunned down on Oct. 20 while responding to a suspicious vehicle parked near a middle school.

Since his death, the community has shown “deep appreciation and respect for our fallen hero,” including a group of inmates housed at the county jail, according to the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office.

Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway “received a heartfelt letter from the most unlikely group of citizens expressing their sorrow at our loss and their support of law enforcement,” the sheriff’s office wrote in a post on Facebook.

The two-page letter dated Oct. 30, which the sheriff’s office shared on the social media site, goes on to pay tribute to Toney and offer condolences to the department.

“On behalf of myself and a number of fellow prisoners who are currently serving time in the Gwinnett County Detention Center, I wish to extend condolences to Officer Toney’s family and the G.C.S.O. Brotherhood as a whole,” the letter reads.

“This was a tragic incident that never should have occurred. And though Law Enforcement and Criminals may be considered opposites, the intrinsic value of a Human Life transcends those boundaries by far,” the letter reads. “Right is Right and wrong is wrong. No matter the color uniform.”

The letter continues: “It is from this standpoint, in a spirit of gratitude and utmost respect that I submit this letter Honor all Police Officer, Military Personell [sic] and First Responders. Your service and sacrifice make the world a better place for all.”

A total of 20 inmates who called themselves “a group of Christian men” signed the letter. Their names were blocked out of the letter by the sheriff’s office to protect their privacy.

In response to the letter, the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook: “[W]e’re deeply appreciative of this act of kindness from these men. We think that Officer Toney would also be appreciative of their actions and we hope you are, too.”