Thomas Clyde Harrison, Jr.

Orangeburg Department of Public Safety — Orangeburg, SC

Felonious

End of Watch January 15, 1993

Age 38

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Badge 641

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Sergeant Thomas Harrison was shot and killed at the local Belk department store inside Prince of Orange Mall at 2390 Chestnut Street NE while attempting to question three subjects who had passed forged checks. Unbeknownst to Sergeant Harrison, the suspects had kidnapped a businessman two days earlier and dumped his body in Orangeburg County. As Sergeant Harrison asked one of the subjects questions about their identity, the man pulled out a handgun. As he pulled the weapon out, it discharged. The round struck the floor and ricocheted into Sergeant Harrison's abdomen. The suspect then fired five more rounds at Sergeant Harrison at point-blank range, killing him. The suspect was arrested, convicted of Sergeant Harrison's murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection on May 7, 2009. Sergeant Harrison had served with the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Harrison gave the Orangeburg Department of Public Safety 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Harrison.

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

Agency

Department Orangeburg Department of Public Safety

Location Orangeburg, SC

Platform Identity odps.orangeburg.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 15, 1993

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 38

Badge Number 641

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber

Offender Executed in 2009

Sergeant Thomas Clyde Harrison, Jr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Orangeburg Department of Public Safety, 4 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Orangeburg Department of Public Safety

of 4 officers

100% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious