January 15, 2012 OFFICER DOWN Clarence Tariq Hammond
Corrections Officer
Clarence Tariq Hammond
Macomb County Sheriff’s Office, 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
Corrections 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 is survived by his two young sons.
Please contact the following agency to send condolences or to obtain funeral arrangements:
Sheriff Anthony M. Wickersham
Macomb County Sheriff’s Office
43565 Elizabeth Road
Mount Clemens, MI 48043
Phone: (586) 469-5151
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