Miles Hall
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Deputy Sheriff

Miles Hall

Letcher County Sheriff's Office — Whitesburg, KY
Felonious
End of Watch November 1, 1921
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Miles Hall succumbed to a gunshot wound sustained hours earlier while attempting to quell a disturbance.

As he attempted to separate the men one of them became combative and Deputy Hall struck him with his pistol. As a doctor tended to the injured man's wound someone else shot Deputy Hall in the stomach, fatally wounding him.

Deputy Hall was survived by his wife.

Survivors

Deputy Hall was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hall served with the Letcher County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Whitesburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hall.

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

Agency

Location Whitesburg, KY
Platform Identity lcso.letcher.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 1, 1921
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Deputy Sheriff Miles 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 KY, 755 of 983 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 76.8% of this state's fallen. That is 22.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Letcher County Sheriff's Office, 16 of 19 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 84.2% of this agency's fallen.

Letcher County Sheriff's Office
16
of 19 officers
84.2% Felonious
KY — Statewide
755
of 983 officers
76.8% Felonious
Nationwide
17,623
of 32,508 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Miles Hall's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Miles Hall Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Miles Hall is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,517
May
1,505
Jun
1,443
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Miles Hall was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
530
Rifle
518