Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Saturday, July 20, 1985
Add to My HeroesThomas Lee Harris
Officer Thomas Harris succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier while chasing a stolen vehicle on Julius Schepps Freeway near Simpson Stuart Road.
He had attempted to stop the vehicle, which immediately fled. As he tried to pass a truck, his patrol car flipped over, and he suffered massive internal injuries. The suspect was sentenced to life as a habitual offender but was not charged with Officer Harris' death.
Officer Harris was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Dallas Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and two children.
Bio
- Age 37
- Tour 3 years
- Badge 4641
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicle pursuit
- Incident Date Thursday, July 11, 1985
- Weapon Automobile
- Offender Sentenced to life
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View all 20 ReflectionsOfficer Thomas Lee Harris will always be remembered. RIP sir.
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