U.S. Air Force · United States 
Jon Hardy
1983
Jon Roy Hardy served the U.S. Air Force for 4 years. Jon also served in the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
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.
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1978 – 1982
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Gillette Police Department
Patrolman
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