Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jon Hardy was shot and killed in an ambush after responding to a residential burglary call on Harder Drive. He was shot, and his partner was wounded as they returned to their patrol car after checking a house. The subject used a .223 caliber Kar 15 that he had converted to fully automatic. He was holding a female hostage in the home after killing four people earlier in the day. It is believed that the shooter made the call to lure the officers to his residence. The man later died when the pipe bombs he was making exploded. His hostage was injured in the explosion but survived. Patrolman Hardy was a United States Air Force veteran and served with the Gillette Police Department for over one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his two children.
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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 Hardy gave the Gillette Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Gillette 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
Jon Roy Hardy served in the Air Force (1978â1982) before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Jon Roy Hardy 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 WY, 41 of 63 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 65.1% of this state's fallen. That is 10.9 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jon Roy Hardy's cause is highlighted.
How Jon Roy Hardy Compares
Offender Outcome
Deceased
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Jon Roy Hardy is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Jon Roy Hardy was killed by rifle; .223 caliber.