Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Harper was struck and killed in Sulphur Springs by a vehicle that ran a roadblock at the scene of a previous shooting. Constable Harper was able to push two state troopers to safety before being struck.
Survivors
Constable Harper was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Harper served with the Spring Township Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Gentry community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Harper.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Tommy M. Harper is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tommy M. Harper's cause is highlighted.
How Tommy M. Harper Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tommy M. Harper is highlighted in Jun.