Visitation, funeral services to be held this week for HPD Sgt. Harold Preston

HOUSTON - Services will be held this week for Houston Police Department Sgt. Harold Preston, who was killed in a shooting on October 20.

A visitation will take place from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28, at Texas Southern University’s Granville Sawyer Auditorium.

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Those who attend are asked to observe COVID-19 protocols and social distancing measures.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, at Grace Church Houston.

Sgt. Preston, a 41-year veteran of the department, was killed in the line of duty while responding to a disturbance call.

During his decades of service, Sgt. Preston was assigned to the HPD North Patrol, Northeast Patrol and Jail Divisions. His most recent assignment was with the HPD Southwest Patrol Division.

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