Correctional Officer
Clarence Tariq Hammond
Michigan Department of Corrections, Michigan
End of Watch: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Bio & Incident Details
Age: 33
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/14/2012
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: At large
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Correctional Officer Clarence Hammond was shot and killed in a botched robbery attempt as he arrived home at an apartment complex on Harlo Avenue, in Madison Heights, at approximately 12:30 am.
Officer Hammond, who was still in uniform, and his girlfriend had pulled into a parking spot next to a van with an opened door. A subject immediately exited the van and attempted to rob the couple. When he observed Officer Hammond's uniform he struck him in the head with the gun and then shot him.
The suspect fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Hammond was assigned to the Macomb Correctional Facility. He is survived by his two young sons.
Director Daniel Heyns
Michigan Department of Corrections
206 E Michigan Avenue
Grandview Plaza
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-1426
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21092-correctional-officer-clarence-tariq-hammond#ixzz1jXu6oCnr
Age: 33
Tour: Not available
Badge # Not available
Cause: Gunfire
Incident Date: 1/14/2012
Weapon: Handgun
Suspect: At large
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Correctional Officer Clarence Hammond was shot and killed in a botched robbery attempt as he arrived home at an apartment complex on Harlo Avenue, in Madison Heights, at approximately 12:30 am.
Officer Hammond, who was still in uniform, and his girlfriend had pulled into a parking spot next to a van with an opened door. A subject immediately exited the van and attempted to rob the couple. When he observed Officer Hammond's uniform he struck him in the head with the gun and then shot him.
The suspect fled the scene and remains at large.
Officer Hammond was assigned to the Macomb Correctional Facility. He is survived by his two young sons.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:Director Daniel Heyns
Michigan Department of Corrections
206 E Michigan Avenue
Grandview Plaza
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 335-1426
Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21092-correctional-officer-clarence-tariq-hammond#ixzz1jXu6oCnr