Birmingham Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Thursday, June 17, 2004
Add to My HeroesHarley Alfred Chisholm, III
Officer Chisholm, Officer Carlos Owen, and Officer Robert Bennett were shot and killed at approximately 1:30 pm while serving a warrant at a home near 18th Street and Avenue P, in the Ensley area of the city.
The three victim officers, along with a fourth officer, went to the one-story row house that contained several apartments with a warrant for the arrest of a man on a misdemeanor assault charge. Officer Owen and Officer Chisholm entered the apartment through the back door intending to arrest the man.
The subject broke away from them and ran toward the front of the house where Officer Bennett was about to come through the front door. One of the two men inside then opened fire with an automatic SKS rifle, killing all three officers and wounding the fourth officer.
The shooter and several other suspects were taken into custody near the scene by a tactical team a short time later.
Two of the arrested men were convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. One of them was executed on March 5th, 2020.
Officer Chisholm was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran. He had served with the Birmingham Police Department for six years and was assigned to the West Precinct. He is survived by his wife, mother, four sisters, and brother.
Bio
- Age 40
- Tour 6 years
- Badge 3055
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Rifle; SKS
- Offender Executed in 2020
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