WESTON, Fla. – A recently retired Seminole Tribe police officer has died after contracting coronavirus, the department announced Saturday.
Officer Calvin ‘Cal’ Harrison died late Friday night at Cleveland Clinic Hospital in Weston. He was 76 years old.
Harrison had been in the hospital since March 27 to receive treatments and care for COVID-19.
According to Seminole Police, in 1995 Harrison survived after being shot in the head by a rape suspect during a search of a Hollywood home, Local10 reported.
The suspect was later convicted of rape and shooting Harrison in the left temple with a .38 caliber handgun at point blank range.
Harrison was released from the hospital nine days after the shooting.
The longtime police veteran worked in law enforcement since 1978. “Cal spent over 28 years with the Seminole Tribe and was well-known in the Seminole community and in law enforcement circles,” said William Latchford, Executive Director for Public Safety of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. “He was always a survivor, but sadly, he couldn’t survive the coronavirus.”
Harrison retired on Feb. 25 of this year. He is survived by two sons, Calvin and James Harrison, and his brother, David Harrison.