Incident
Auxiliary Police Officer Henry Hall succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day while participating in a checkpoint being run by the Indiana State Police and Anderson Police Department.
He was directing traffic with a 3-cell baton flashlight with a 6 inch-red cone near the intersection of Broadway Street and Birch Street. He was struck by a vehicle as it skidded to avoid hitting him, and he was thrown 51 feet. He was taken to Saint Johns Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
The 40-year-old driver of the vehicle was arrested and charged with homicide by motor vehicle and reckless driving.
Auxiliary Police Officer Hall had served with the Anderson Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his son and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Auxiliary Police Officer Hall gave the Anderson Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Anderson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Auxiliary Police Officer Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Auxiliary Police Officer Henry F. Hall is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 503 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Anderson Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry F. Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Henry F. Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with homicide
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry F. Hall is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry F. Hall was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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