Azell L. Harris served in the U.S. Army for 6 months. Azell served during the years of World War II.
Officer Azell Harris was shot and killed while moonlighting at a local freight line warehouse at 4th Avenue and 3rd Street North in Birmingham. An employee informed him that two men were stealing lawn mowers from the warehouse docks and loading them in their car. When Officer Harris confronted the suspects a shootout ensued and Officer Harris was mortally wounded. The suspects 23, and 29, were apprehended, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death. In 1972 their sentences were commuted to life when the U.S. Supreme Court declared the death penalty unconstitutional. Officer Harris had served with the Birmingham Police Department for 15 years.
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In tribute
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Harris gave the Birmingham Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Harris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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