Roll of Honor
Harry Hampton Elliott
Incident
Special Agent Harry Elliott was shot and killed near Oskaloosa, Iowa, after he and another agent stopped a man suspected of transporting liquor. The man had been convicted of bootlegging twice before. As Special Agent Elliott looked into the back of the car, the subject exited the vehicle and opened fire, striking him in the back and neck. Special Agent Elliott's partner was shot five times, but none of the wounds were considered serious. The man who murdered him committed suicide when a posse cornered him in a hay field the following day.
Survivors
Agent Elliot was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Elliott served with the United States Department of Justice.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Elliott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Harry Hampton Elliott is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 754 of 1,418 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.2% of this state's fallen. That is 53.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, 22 of 35 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 62.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Hampton Elliott's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Hampton Elliott Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Hampton Elliott is highlighted in Jun.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Harry Hampton Elliott was killed by gun.
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