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Warren Yokely Harless
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Trooper

Warren Yokely Harless

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Felonious
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End of Watch November 18, 1968
Age 38
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Gender Male
Incident Media Service The Sacrifice Memorials 1 Department 51

Incident

Trooper Warren Harless was shot and killed in the Big Hill area of Lee County while assisting deputies with an arrest. The subject had confronted several hunters at gunpoint and stole their rifles after they came onto his property. When deputies and troopers arrived at the man's home he fled into the nearby hills and fired shots at them for almost 12 hours. Trooper Harless was shot towards the end of the standoff when the man fled back into his home. The suspect was shot and wounded before being taken into custody. The suspect, 60, was adjudged insane and committed at Southwestern State Mental Hospital where he died on March 20, 1994.

Survivors

Trooper Harless was survived by his three sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Harless served with the Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harless.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Virginia State Police
Type State Police
Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1968
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Rifle

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Warren is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1968, 91 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 62nd heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Warren was 38. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

November holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was rifle, in 5.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Virginia State Police has 52 officers remembered here, Warren among them.

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Where

Trooper Warren Yokely Harless

Virginia State Police · End of Watch November 18, 1968

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 1-E

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