Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from his wounds four days after being shot while detaining four suspects he had stopped in a stolen car on Shore Road, by Mount Vernon, in Belfast. Posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Harron served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Harron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Andrew Gordon Harron is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 70.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Gordon Harron's cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Gordon Harron Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Gordon Harron is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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