Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Christian Neve was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a burglary suspect who had shot and wounded a detective the previous week. The suspect shot Patrolman Neve's horse in the ear, causing it to spin around. As the horse spun, Patrolman Neve was shot in the back. The suspect was captured a few years later in South Carolina but escaped and captured in Baltimore. He was sentenced to death in 1898 and hanged in 1899. Patrolman Neve had served with the Savannah Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
132 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Neve gave the Savannah Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Savannah community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Jensen Christian Neve 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 GA, 548 of 903 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Savannah Police Dept., 21 of 31 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jensen Christian Neve's cause is highlighted.
How Jensen Christian Neve Compares
Offender Outcome
Hanged
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jensen Christian Neve is highlighted in Feb.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jensen Christian Neve was killed by gun; unknown type.
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