Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Harold Hammons was accidentally shot and killed by a fellow officer while serving a search warrant at an apartment complex in the 8500 block of Park Lane. Two officers had cleared the main room and detained several armed subjects as Officer Hammons was clearing the kitchen. One of the officers in the main room saw motion in the kitchen and, mistakenly believing a suspect was in the kitchen, opened fire with a shotgun. Officer Hammons was a United States Army veteran who served with the Dallas Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, brother, and four sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Police Officer Hammons gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harold Lee Hammons served in the Army (1982â1982) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Harold Lee Hammons 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Dallas Police Department, 30 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Lee Hammons's cause is highlighted.
How Harold Lee Hammons Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Lee Hammons is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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