On this date, May 8, 2009, Cop Killer, Thomas Treshawn Ivey was executed by lethal injection in South Carolina for the
January 15, 1993 murder of Sergeant Tommy Clyde Harrison Jr. Let us honor this
fallen policeman and thank God that justice was served. I got the information
about him from ODMP
and please go to Unit 1012 blog to hear from the two victims’ families.
Do not forget the other victim, Robert Montgomery.
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Sergeant Tommy Clyde Harrison Jr.
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Bio &
Incident Details
Age: 38
Tour: 10 years
Badge # 641
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/15/1993
Weapon: Handgun; .357 caliber
Suspect: Executed in 2009
Sergeant
Thomas Harrison was shot and killed in a local mall while attempting to
question three subjects who had passed forged checks.
Unbeknownst to Sergeant Harrison, the suspects had kidnapped a businessman two days earlier and dumped his body in Orangeburg County. As Sergeant Harrison asked one of the subjects questions about their identity, the man pulled out a handgun. As he pulled the weapon out it discharged. The round struck the floor and ricocheted into Sergeant Harrison's abdomen. The suspect then fired five more rounds at Sergeant Harrison at point blank range, killing him.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of Sergeant Harrison's murder, and sentenced to death. He was executed by lethal injection on May 7, 2009.
Sergeant Harrison had been with the agency for ten years and was survived by his wife, son, and parents.
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