James William Hall

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department — Cleveland, OH

Felonious

End of Watch September 17, 1925

Age 37

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Location: Virginia Weapon: Handgun Offender: Shot and killed

Special Agent James Hall was shot and killed in Allegheny County, Virginia, while investigating a recent theft at a railroad ticket office at Covington. Agent James and the police chief from Covington had arrested one of the suspects.

The man told them he had hidden the money in a ravine near the old forge between Clifton Forge and Iron Gate. Special Agent Hall, the police chief, and county sheriff escorted the man to the location to recover the money.

When the men arrived at the location hebent down, pulled a revolver from under a rock, and shot Agent Hall in the head and the police chief in the jaw. Despite being seriously wounded, the chief returned fire and killed the suspect.

Agent Hall was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Agent Hall was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Hall served with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Hall.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity corpd.rr.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1925

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Offender Shot and killed

Special Agent James William 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 OH, 572 of 991 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 57.7% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department, 10 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Police Department

of 12 officers

83.3% Felonious

OH — Statewide

572

of 991 officers

57.7% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious