Las Vegas Shooting: Off-Duty Cop And Youth Football Coach Slain, Friends Say

LAS VEGAS, NV — When Troy Rhett first heard that there was a shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, he sent a text message to his friend Charleston Hartfield, an off-duty Las Vegas police officer and youth football coach. Rhett knew through social media that Hartfield was at the concert and wanted to know his buddy was safe.

But he never heard back from Hartfield, who also went by "Chuck" or "Charles" or even "Chucky Hart." Rhett said he learned through another friend Monday morning that Hartfield was killed.

Stan King, whose son played football for Hartfield, said the 34-year-old was known as a selfless, respected leader who brought out the best in his players. (For more information on the mass shooting victims and other Las Vegas stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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Hartfield, who is also a military veteran, leaves behind a son and a daughter, Rhett said.

Hartfield is also listed as author of a book titled "Memoirs of Public Servant" about his time as a Las Vegas police officer.

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