Harry Boyd Ray

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC

Felonious Veteran

End of Watch September 7, 1958

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 51

Incident

Patrolman Harry Ray was shot and killed while making a traffic stop near Santee, South Carolina. Unbeknownst to Patrolman Ray, the occupants had just committed an armed robbery and were fleeing the scene when they were pulled over. The suspects shot Patrolman Ray eight times, killing him. All three suspects were apprehended. Two of them were sentenced to death and executed for the crime. The third suspect was sentenced to serve several years in prison. Patrolman Ray was a U.S. Navy veteran and was assigned to Orangeburg County.

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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.
Patrolman Ray served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina, 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 South Carolina Highway Patrol

Location Blythewood, SC

Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 7, 1958

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Offender Executed

Military Service

Harry Boyd Ray served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Harry Boyd Ray 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 South Carolina Highway Patrol, 20 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 38.5% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Highway Patrol

of 52 officers

38.5% Felonious

SC — Statewide

271

of 438 officers

61.9% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious