Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Guy Saint succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day while attempting to arrest a suspect for burglary. He was walking to the call box at the corner of Vance Avenue and Lauderdale Street to check with headquarters before returning there. When Patrolman Saint approached the corner he observed a man attempting to cop open the door to a drug store with an axe. Patrolman Saint drew his weapon and ordered the suspect to drop the axe. As he issued commands a shot was fired from behind Patrolman Saint. The bullet struck Patrolman Saint in the right shoulder and lodged against his spine. He fell to the ground paralyzed but was able to get a full description of one suspect, and a partial description of the other. Patrolman Saint was taken to the hospital where he died the next day. Two days later one suspect was arrested in Tennessee. The gunman was later arrested for highway robbery in Illinois. He was convicted of robbery, served a term in the Illinois State Penitentiary, was paroled in December of 1927, and turned over to Tennessee authorities. Patrolman Saint served with the Memphis Police Department for more than four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Saint gave the Memphis Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Saint.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Guy Sydney Saint 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 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 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
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. Guy Sydney Saint's cause is highlighted.
How Guy Sydney Saint Compares
Offender Outcome
Both apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Guy Sydney Saint is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Guy Sydney Saint was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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