Robert McGuire

Albuquerque Police Department — Albuquerque, NM

Felonious

End of Watch November 26, 1886

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 14

Incident

Marshal McGuire and Depty Marshal E. D. Henry were shot and killed as they attempted to arrest two suspects for rustling and robbery. As the two marshals entered an adobe the suspects opened fire, fatally wounding both officers. Both suspects fled the scene. One was later arrested but twice escaped and was never caught again. The other was never caught.

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140 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
City Marshal McGuire served with the Albuquerque Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Albuquerque community. Gone but never to be forgotten.

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

Agency

Department Albuquerque Police Department

Location Albuquerque, NM

Platform Identity apd.bernalillo.nm.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 26, 1886

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Both escaped

City Marshal Robert McGuire 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 NM, 123 of 193 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.7% of this state's fallen. That is 9.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Albuquerque Police Department, 13 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 86.7% of this agency's fallen.

Albuquerque Police Department

of 15 officers

86.7% Felonious

NM — Statewide

123

of 193 officers

63.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious