Roll of Honor
Charleston Vernon Hartfield
Incident
Police Officer Charles Hartfield was shot and killed while taking off duty action to rescue citizens during the active shooter incident at the Route 91 Harvest Festival.
Officer Hartfield was attending the concert, with his wife, when a gunman opened fire on the audience from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Hundreds of citizens were struck by gunfire. Officer Hartfield immediately attempted to assist some of the casualties when he was fatally struck by one of the rounds.
The gunman committed suicide as members of the SWAT team made entry into the room he was barricaded in. Fifty-eight people were killed and over 500 were wounded during the incident.
Officer Hartfield was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Hartfield gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Charleston Vernon Hartfield served in the U.S. Army (2001â2005) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Charleston Vernon Hartfield 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 97,759 officers honored here.
In NV, 82 of 146 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 56.2% of this state's fallen. That is 56.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 11 of 25 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 44% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charleston Vernon Hartfield's cause is highlighted.
How Charleston Vernon Hartfield Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Charleston Vernon Hartfield was killed by rifle.
Incident Location
Military Service
Charleston Vernon Hartfield served in the U.S. Army (2001–2005) before joining law enforcement.
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