Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Hall was shot and killed while serving commitment papers on a mentally ill subject. The suspect attacked Deputy Hall, took his service revolver, and shot him. He was flushed out of his home with teargas after a 40-minute gun battle with police. The suspect, 34, was declared insane and committed at Searcy Mental Hospital in Mount Vernon, where he died on September 17, 1992. Deputy Hall had served with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hall gave the Mobile County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Horace C. "Pot" 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 AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Mobile County Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Horace C. "Pot" Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Horace C. "Pot" Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in mental hospital
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Horace C. "Pot" Hall is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Horace C. "Pot" Hall was killed by officer's handgun.
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