Chief Harold Lewis Catron Sr.

Photo of Chief Harold Lewis Catron Sr.
End of Watch: Wed, Sep 16th, 1964
Date of Incident: Thu, Apr 11th, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: 14 years
Age: 55

Survivors

His wife, two sons and a daughter

Incident

Chief Catron died from gunshot wounds he received seven years earlier. Chief Catron was shot in front of his house by three suspects.

One suspect killed himself.

Chief Catron's son, Samuel, grew up to become a law enforcement officer. He was shot and killed on April 13, 2002 by an accomplice of his political opponent as he was running for re-election as Sheriff of Pulaski County, Kentucky.

Agency

Somerset Police Department Patch
400 East Mount Vernon Street
Somerset, Kentucky 42501
(606) 678-5176

Tributes

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