IT has been a devastating eight years since Detective Randolph Holder tragically lost his life on October 20, 2015, while bravely responding to a report of gunshots and a stolen bicycle in Manhattan, East Harlem, USA.

Detective Randolph ‘Randy’ Holder was the first Guyanese-born uniformed member of the NYPD to die in the Line of Duty.
On Friday, a team of ranks from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) held the annual memorial service for Detective Randolph Holder at the Brickdam Cathedral and Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown.Z

The NYPD team was led by Chief Clint McPherson and President of Guyanese American Law Enforcement Association (GALEA) Detective Fayette Jafferalli.
Among those present at the memorial service today were Deputy Commissioner (Operations) Mr. Ravindradat Budhram, Officer-in-Charge of Tactical Services Unit Superintendent Brian Lowenfield, Assistant Superintendent Jilian Moore and other Senior and Junior ranks and the Guyana Police Force.