Roll of Honor
Incident
Emergency Patrolman P.T. Fleet was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect at Carolina Avenue and Kansas Street. He and three other officers were sent to a home at 675 Kansas Street to arrest a man who had shot and killed his wife earlier in the day. When they arrived the suspect fled out the back door, and the officers pursued him into the nearby Frisco Railroad yards. The officers spread out and began to search for the suspect. As Patrolman Fleet came around the corner of a boxcar he met the suspect face to face. The suspect fired, hitting Patrolman Fleet in the chest. As the suspect fired the fatal shots at Patrolman Fleet, Patrolman W.R. Bridges rounded the corner and emptied his gun into the suspect, killing him. Patrolman Fleet was rushed to Saint Joseph's Hospital but died en route. Patrolman Bridges was shot and killed in the line of duty seven years later while attempting to make an arrest. Patrolman Fleet served with the Memphis Police Department for less than two years.
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You barely got started.
Emergency Patrolman Fleet gave the Memphis Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Emergency Patrolman Fleet.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Emergency Patrolman Presley Thornton Fleet 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 97,756 officers honored here.
In TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 64.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Memphis Police Department, 53 of 94 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Presley Thornton Fleet's cause is highlighted.
How Presley Thornton Fleet Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Presley Thornton Fleet is highlighted in Nov.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Presley Thornton Fleet was killed by gun.
Incident Location
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