Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Constable Hilliard Hall was shot and killed while assisting the newly elected constable serve a warrant on two subjects in a home near Franklin Spur, north of Knoxville, Mississippi. The constable was serving his first day in office and had sworn out warrants for both subjects due to recent thefts in the area. He deputized his brother and Deputy Constable Hall to assist with serving the warrants. The officers went to the home where they believed the suspects were staying. Deputy Constable Hall waited outside as the constable went inside to search for the man. As he waited, the suspect's accomplice approached and shot Deputy Constable Hall in the back, fatally wounding him. The suspect was shot and killed in a gun battle with a posse near Hermanville two days later.
Survivors
Deputy Constable Hall was survived by his elderly parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Hall served with the Franklin County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Meadville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Constable Hilliard Hall is one of 17,620 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,509 officers honored here.
In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hilliard Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Hilliard Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
Shot and killed
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hilliard Hall is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hilliard Hall was killed by gun; unknown type.