Leroy E. Halbert Jr.

United States Army Criminal Investigation Division — Quantico, VA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch December 31, 1970

Age 32

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 17

Incident

Location: Overseas Weapon: Rifle; M-16 Offender: Shot and killed

Special Agent Leroy Halbert was shot and killed in the Khanh Hoa province of Vietnam while attempting to question several soldiers who had reportedly drawn their weapons on an MP several days earlier, and who had also cut another MP.

He and another agent had gone to So Chin village, on the Cam Ranh Bay, in search of the soldiers who were known to frequent a local bar. They arrived at the bar to find it closed, and as they talked to the proprietor's daughter the soldiers drove up.

As the soldiers exited their truck one of them confronted the other agent, jammed the barrel of his M-16 rifle in the agent's stomach, and yelled that he was going to kill him. During the ensuing struggle over the rifle, the agent was able to pull out his sidearm and shot the suspect. During this time Agent Halbert was engaged in a struggle with three other soldiers. Agent Halbert was disarmed and two of the soldiers were pointing weapons at him.

The other agent shot one of the soldiers just as the soldier shot Agent Halbert in the head. A passing GI was flagged down and transported Agent Halbert to a hospital, where he succumbed to his wound. The other agent also took one of the wounded suspects to the hospital, where he also died.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Agent Halbert served with the United States Army Criminal Investigation Division.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department United States Army Criminal Investigation Division

Type Federal Agency

Location Quantico, VA

Platform Identity usacidfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 31, 1970

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Rifle; M-16

Military Service

Leroy E. Halbert Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Special Agent Leroy E. Halbert Jr. 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 97,759 officers honored here.

In VA, 394 of 655 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.2% of this state's fallen. That is 60.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Army Criminal Investigation Division, 11 of 18 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.1% of this agency's fallen.

United States Army Criminal Investigation Division

of 18 officers

61.1% Felonious

VA — Statewide

394

of 655 officers

60.2% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Felonious