Roll of Honor
Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr.
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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr. 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 SC, 272 of 441 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr. Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Thomas Clyde Harrison Jr. was killed by handgun.
Incident Location
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