Robert Russell McGuire
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Trooper

Robert Russell McGuire

Felonious
End of Watch May 16, 1961
Age 48
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Robert McGuire was killed in a head-on collision with a drunk driver who was driving on the wrong side of a divided highway south of Las Vegas. Trooper McGuire was responding to an emergency call at the time the collision occurred. The 41-year-old subject was charged with involuntary manslaughter and other traffic charges. He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to three months in jail.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper McGuire served with the Nevada Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Nevada. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McGuire.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Carson City, NV
Platform Identity ndpsnhp.nv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 16, 1961
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

Trooper Robert Russell McGuire is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol, 6 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Nevada Department of Public Safety - Nevada Highway Patrol
6
of 10 officers
60% Felonious
NV — Statewide
82
of 146 officers
56.2% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Russell McGuire's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert Russell McGuire Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Russell McGuire is highlighted in May.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Robert Russell McGuire was killed by automobile.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909

Incident Location