Kentucky State Police Trooper Edward Ray Harris, 29, was killed in the line of duty on November 7, 1979, in LaRue County during a traffic stop. According to a witness account, he was first struck by a shot fired from inside the suspect’s vehicle and was shot again while lying wounded in the road.

Trooper Harris had served with the Kentucky State Police for seven and a half years. Other officers at the scene engaged the suspect, who was shot and killed by law enforcement at the location. Authorities later concluded there were no other suspects and the investigation was closed with the perpetrator’s death.

A portion of highway in Hardin County was later designated the Trooper Edward Harris Memorial Highway in his honor. Does anyone have memories of Trooper Harris or information about the incident that hasn’t been shared publicly?