Roll of Honor
Incident
Whilst out walking his dog in the early hours of the morning Insp. Hazlett was shot by terrorist gunmen who opened fire from a wooded area opposite his home. Insp. Hazlett joined the RUC in 1950 and had been assigned to Dundrum in Co. Down before he was transferred to Belfast. He was later promoted to Inspector in Downpatrick, his hometown.
Shot and killed while walking his dog in the early hours of the morning, when terrorist gunmen opened fire from a wooded area opposite his home in Bryansford Road, Newcastle, County Down. He joined the RUC in 1950 and had been assigned to Dundrum in County Down before being transferred to Belfast. He was later promoted to Inspector in Downpatrick, his hometown.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Hazlett served with the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Hazlett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector James Hazlett 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 NIR, 422 of 599 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 70.5% of this state's fallen. That is 16.3 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Royal Ulster Constabulary GC, 351 of 469 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 74.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Hazlett's cause is highlighted.
How James Hazlett Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James Hazlett is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
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