Nicholas M. Guirado

Union City Police Department — Union City, NJ

Felonious

End of Watch November 4, 1974

Age 34

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 116

The Vigil Panel 114 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Detective Nicholas Guirado was shot and killed as he and his partner attempted to question a suspicious man standing in a taxi stand at the intersection of 49th Street and Broadway at 5:20 p.m As the officers approached the man, he pulled out a .38 caliber revolver and opened fire, striking Detective Guirado in the stomach. The suspect then attempted to shoot the other officer, but as Detective Guirado fell to the ground, he grabbed the suspect's arm and pulled the trigger, causing the round to strike his partner's leg, saving his life. Detective Guirado's partner shot and killed the suspect as the man attempted to flee. The suspect was using a .38 caliber revolver loaded with buckshot. Detective Guirado had served with the Union City Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Guirado gave the Union City Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Union City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Guirado.

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

Agency

Department Union City Police Department

Location Union City, NJ

Platform Identity upd.hudson.nj.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 4, 1974

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 34

Badge Number 116

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber

Offender Shot and killed

Detective Nicholas M. Guirado 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 NJ, 264 of 646 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 40.9% of this state's fallen. That is 13.3 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Union City Police Department, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Union City Police Department

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

NJ — Statewide

264

of 646 officers

40.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious