Craig Tiger

Phoenix Police Dept. — Phoenix, AZ

Suicide Honored

End of Watch November 7, 2014

Age 42

The Vigil Panel 164 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 46

Biography

Craig had been involved in a fatal officer involved shooting in 2012. As a result, he suffered from undiagnosed post traumatic stress. One year later, on the anniversary of his shooting, he drove to the family cabin with the intention of taking his life. T hankfully, along the way he was stopped by Deputies and arrested for DUI. The arrest resulted in his post traumatic stress being diagnosed, but also criminal charges and departmental disciplinary proceedings. Despite the diagnosis, his clean disciplinary record and Craig’s explanation and request for help he was terminated by the department. His ex-wife, Rebecca, also a Phoenix police officer, along with attorneys spent the next year and a half fighting to attain survivor benefits for their two young children. Through her efforts Craig was awarded a posthumous disability retirement for post traumatic stress in April of 2016, a first in Arizona. At the time there was no state statute that recognized post traumatic stress as a duty related illness and to provide benefits and protection to those diagnosed with it. Rebecca, with the help of others, continued to work towards that goal.

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Officer Craig Tiger served with the Phoenix Police Department.
Thank you for your service. We will always remember your sacrifice.
You belong on this wall. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Phoenix Police Dept.

Location Phoenix, AZ

Platform Identity phoepd.maricopa.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 7, 2014

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Suicide

Craig Tiger is one of 256 officers honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job across the full record of this memorial — 0.8% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AZ, 4 of 330 officers were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 1.2% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0.8%.

At Phoenix Police Dept., 1 of 47 officers on record were honored for deaths connected to the weight of the job — 2.1% of this agency's fallen.

Phoenix Police Dept.

of 47 officers

2.1% Suicide

AZ — Statewide

of 330 officers

1.2% Suicide

Nationwide

256

of 32,508 officers

0.8% Suicide