Roll of Honor
Incident
Major Cecil Guerry succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier while making a traffic stop. The suspect was arrested approximately two hours after the shooting. He was convicted of murder, sentenced to death, and subsequently executed on March 19th, 2004. His grandfather, Constable W. Calhoun Guerry, had been stabbed to death in the line of duty on May 27th, 1947, while serving with the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office. Major Guerry had served with the Georgetown Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Major Guerry gave the Georgetown Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Georgetown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Major Guerry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Major Cecil Spencer Guerry 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 SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Georgetown Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cecil Spencer Guerry's cause is highlighted.
How Cecil Spencer Guerry Compares
Offender Outcome
Executed in 2004
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Cecil Spencer Guerry is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Cecil Spencer Guerry was killed by gun; unknown type.
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