Warren Yokely Harless

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA

Felonious

End of Watch November 18, 1968

Age 38

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 51

Incident

Trooper Warren Harless was shot and killed in the Big Hill area of Lee County while assisting deputies with an arrest. The subject had confronted several hunters at gunpoint and stole their rifles after they came onto his property. When deputies and troopers arrived at the man's home he fled into the nearby hills and fired shots at them for almost 12 hours. Trooper Harless was shot towards the end of the standoff when the man fled back into his home. The suspect was shot and wounded before being taken into custody. The suspect, 60, was adjudged insane and committed at Southwestern State Mental Hospital where he died on March 20, 1994.

Survivors

Trooper Harless was survived by his three sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Harless served with the Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harless.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police

Location North Chesterfield, VA

Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 18, 1968

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; .30-.30

Offender Died in mental hospital

Trooper Warren Yokely Harless 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Virginia State Police, 19 of 52 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 36.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police

of 52 officers

36.5% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious