Police Officer Forest J. Harris, Birmingham Police Department, Alabama

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Police Officer

Forest J. Harris

Birmingham Police Department, Alabama

End of Watch: Friday, February 8, 1935

Bio & Incident Details

Age: Not available

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Gunfire

Incident Date: 1/30/1935

Weapon: Gun; Unknown type

Suspect: Executed in 1936

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Officer Harris succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained one week earlier in an exchange of gunfire with robbery suspects in a local nightclub.

Both suspects were sentenced to death. One of them committed suicide while on death row. The second suspect was executed on June 12, 1936.

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Your heroism and service is honored today, the 87th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer

Time never diminishes respect and your memory will always be honored and revered.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
February 8, 2012

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Gunfire deaths this year
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Auto-related deaths this year
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Forest J. Harris

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