Arthur D. O'Guinn

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA

Felonious

End of Watch July 30, 1971

Age 37

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

The Vigil Panel 108 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 105

Incident

Officer O'Guinn was shot and killed while making a traffic stop. The suspects were later apprehended and convicted on second-degree murder. One was paroled in 1978 and the other in 1979.

Survivors

Officer O'Guinn had been with the agency for seven years and was survived by his wife and child.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer O'Guinn gave the San Francisco Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer O'Guinn.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department San Francisco Police Department

Location San Francisco, CA

Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 30, 1971

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Apprehended

Officer Arthur D. O'Guinn is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At San Francisco Police Department, 66 of 106 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.3% of this agency's fallen.

San Francisco Police Department

of 106 officers

62.3% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious