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James Louis Guelff
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Officer

James Louis Guelff

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Felonious
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End of Watch November 14, 1994
Age 40
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 1461
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 105

Incident

Officer James Guelff succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained the previous day when he was shot by a carjacking suspect near the intersection of Pine Street and Franklin Street at approximately 6:00 pm. The suspect had carjacked a vehicle in Mountain View and had driven to San Francisco, where he pushed the car's owner out of the vehicle. The suspect then drove to Pine Street, where he double-parked the vehicle. The man opened fire on Officer Guelff with a semi-automatic rifle as the officer approached the vehicle. Officer Guelff emptied his service weapon at the suspect and was reloading when he was shot again. The suspect was wearing a ballistic helmet, a flak jacket, and carrying hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Members of the San Francisco Police Department's SWAT Team shot and killed the man, but not before another officer, a paramedic, and a civilian were wounded by gunfire. Officers found the man was also in possession of a police scanner, gunpowder, fuses, and three vials of painkillers. Officer Guelff had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 10 years.

Survivors

survivors include his two children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Guelff gave the San Francisco Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Guelff.

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

Agency

Department San Francisco Police Department
Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 14, 1994
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 40
Badge Number 1461
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

James is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1994, 93 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 59th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

James was 40. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. James had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, James among them.

Across the years
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Where

Officer James Louis Guelff

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch November 14, 1994

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 50-E

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