Charleston Vernon Hartfield, 34, a Black off-duty Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, was killed on October 1, 2017, while attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas with his wife, Veronica. An 11-year veteran of the department and a U.S. Army veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division, Hartfield was also a sergeant first class in the Nevada Army National Guard and coached youth football for the Henderson Cowboys.

According to accounts of the attack, a gunman opened fire from a 32nd-floor suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. Hartfield moved to help and shield others during the mass shooting and was fatally struck by a bullet while attempting to save lives. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound; authorities identified him as the lone gunman. The attack killed 58 people and wounded hundreds more.

Hartfield was also a published author, having written Memoirs of a Public Servant, and was remembered by friends and colleagues for his compassion and dedication. If anyone at the festival knew Hartfield or saw his actions that night, please share what you know.