Gary Hart was a 25-year-old officer with the California State University Hayward Police Department when he was shot and killed on May 30, 1977. He and fellow officer Stanley Henney were attacked at the campus police station by another officer who used his service weapon. Hart, a Vietnam War veteran, was taken to St. Rose Hospital in Hayward and died early the next morning.

The assailant was a 39-year-old officer who was later found to be suffering from mental illness. The killing devastated the department and the local community, and colleagues and family remember Hart’s service and sacrifice. If anyone has information about Officer Hart, his movements that day, or memories of his service, please share what you know.