Bio & Incident Details
Age: 52
Tour: 21 years
Badge # 15208
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 11/16/1989
Weapon: Handgun; .22 caliber
Suspect: Not available
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Officer Harris was shot and killed after stopping a 16-year-old boy who was riding through his neighborhood on a bicycle threatening citizens with a .22 caliber pistol. As Officer Harris began to search the suspect the boy produced a .22 caliber pistol from his waistband and shot him.
Officer Harris was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had been with the Chicago Police Department for 21 years. He is survived by his four children, mother, sister and brother.
