Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ron Harrison was shot and killed while sitting in his patrol car.
He had just finished a DWI checkpoint and was sitting in his patrol car near the intersection of Lumsden Road and Kings Avenue in the town of Brandon, when a suspect approached his vehicle and fired into the car through the open passenger side window, striking Sergeant Harrison multiple times.
Sergeant Harrison activated his lights and siren and tried to drive off but lost control of his patrol car, struck another vehicle, and then crashed into a tree.
He was taken to Brandon Community Hospital, where he died from his wounds.
A short time later, a woman called 911 saying her boyfriend may have been involved in the shooting of a deputy and was at a home. A SWAT team then converged on that home and negotiations began with the suspect who was barricaded inside. The suspect fired multiple shots at the SWAT team, who returned fire, killing him.
Sergeant Harrison had served in law enforcement for 29 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his four children.
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Harrison gave the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Harrison.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Ronald Hamlin Harrison 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 53.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 8 of 15 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Hamlin Harrison's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Hamlin Harrison Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Hamlin Harrison is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Ronald Hamlin Harrison was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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