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Cecil Gurr
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Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted 2001
Responding to a domestic disturbance call,the 27-year veteran Chief of Police with the
Roosevelt City Police Department was shot and killed on July 6 approxi- mately 8:30
p.m. The off-duty chief was among officers who responded to a report of a family fight in
progress in the parking lot of a convenience store. However,the re- port was changed to
an armed male holding a female hos- tage before the chief arrived at the scene. When
the chief arrived at the store with two other officers,they observed a man brandishing a
rifle. The officers ordered the man to put down his weapon, but he refused to comply
and shots were exchanged between the man and the officers. The man reportedly fired
five shots from a 7.62x39 mm semi- automatic rifle, striking the 50-year-old victim chief
once fatally in the head. The chief died at the scene. The man fled in his truck with his
hostage.Law enforcement per- sonnel apprehended him approximately five blocks away.
The 35-year-old male, who was on probation,was arrested and subsequently charged
with Aggravated Murder, At- tempted Aggravated Murder,Aggravated Assault, and
Possession of a Dangerous Weapon.
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http://www.odmp.org/officer.php?oid=15728
Chief of Police Cecil Gurr
Roosevelt Police Department, UT
End of Watch: Friday, July 6, 2001
Weapon Used: Rifle
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Chief Gurr was shot and killed while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
A suspect had forced his ex-girlfriend into his car. A convenience store clerk who
witnessed the incident called the police. When Chief Gurr arrived on the scene with other
officers, the suspect attempted to fire a rifle at them, but it was not loaded. The suspect
then loaded his rifle and fired, killing Chief Gurr. Other officers on the scene returned
fire but missed the suspect. Both the suspect and his ex- girlfriend got into a truck and
fled the scene, with the ex-girlfriend driving. They were stopped several blocks away
and taken into custody. The ex-girlfriend who the suspect had threatened with the rifle
was not charged. On September 20, 2002 the male suspect was sentenced to life in
prison without the possibility of parole.
Chief Gurr was a Vietnam War veteran and had been with the Roosevelt Police
Department for 27 years, being chief for over 20 of those years.
http://www.upoa.org/memorial/CecilGurr070601.htm
Roosevelt Police Chief Shot Dead During Arrest
Saturday, July 7, 2001 The Salt Lake Tribune
Roosevelt Police Chief Cecil Gurr was shot and killed while trying to arrest a suspect in
a domestic dispute Friday night. Gurr was shot in the parking lot of a convenience store
just outside the Roosevelt city limits on U.S. Highway 40.