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Police Officer

Paul Jeffrey Harmon

Huntington Police Department — Huntington, WV

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch December 14, 1981

Age 26

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Badge 157

The Vigil Panel 125 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Police Officer Paul Harmon was shot and killed while investigating a break-in at a service station near the intersection of 19th Street West and Jefferson Avenue at approximately 1:45 am. The two suspects were escapees who were burglarizing the service station. The suspects attacked him and struck him in the head. They then obtained control of his service weapon and shot him several times. Both suspects were convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. One died in prison in 2000. Officer Harmon was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Huntington Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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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 Harmon gave the Huntington Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Huntington community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Huntington Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Huntington, Cabell County, WV

Platform Identity hpd.cabell.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 14, 1981

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 157

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Officer's handgun

Military Service

Paul Jeffrey Harmon served in the U.S. Air Force before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Paul Jeffrey Harmon 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 WV, 169 of 232 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 72.8% of this state's fallen. That is 72.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Huntington Police Department, 6 of 8 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Huntington Police Department

of 8 officers

75% Felonious

WV — Statewide

169

of 232 officers

72.8% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious