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Harley Alfred Chisholm III

Birmingham Police Department — Birmingham, AL

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 17, 2004

Age 40

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

The Vigil Panel 152 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 48

Incident

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, 24 and 27, were convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. The older of the two 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.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, mother, four sisters, and brother.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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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.
Officer Chisholm gave the Birmingham Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham 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

Agency

Department Birmingham Police Department

Type Other

Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL

Platform Identity birmpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 17, 2004

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Rifle; SKS

Military Service

Harley Alfred Chisholm III served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1987â1991) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Harley Alfred Chisholm III 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 63 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Birmingham Police Department, 34 of 49 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham Police Department

of 49 officers

69.4% Felonious

AL — Statewide

405

of 643 officers

63% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious