Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Fred Guiol was shot and killed when he attempted to take action when he was robbed while off duty in front of 1117 Elden Avenue. He was sitting in his vehicle when a man approached him and held him at gunpoint. Sergeant Guiol attempted to dissuade the man from robbing him but was shot and killed. A 21-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after a woman who witnessed the murder identified him as the suspect. On March 23, 1947, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. Five weeks later he was released when in was determined he was in jail in Mexico when Sergeant Guiol was murdered. No other suspects were ever identified. Sergeant Guiol was as WWI veteran and was assigned to the Men's Central Jail.
Survivors
He was a widower and was survived by his three sons and daughter.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Guiol gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 20 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Fred P. Guiol served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Fred P. Guiol 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 CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 1.2 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Fred P. Guiol's cause is highlighted.
How Fred P. Guiol Compares
Offender Outcome
At large
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Fred P. Guiol is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Fred P. Guiol was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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