Patrolman P. T. Fleet
Memphis Police Department
Tennessee
End of Watch: Thursday, November 3, 1921

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Thursday, November 3, 1921
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Shot and killed

Patrolman Fleet was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect. He and three other officers were sent to a home on Kansas Avenue to arrest a mand 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 a railroad yard.

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.