Roll of Honor
Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr
Incident
Location: Florida Weapon: Rifle Offender: Not Apprehended
Federal Prohibition Agent Henry Hampton Sr. was shot and killed in Calhoun County, Florida, after returning from a liquor raid.
Agent Hampton and another agent had just completed a liquor raid near the Calhoun/Bay County line. They had loaded a liquor still in their car to be transported back to Marianna, Florida. As they took their seats in the vehicle, two shots rang out from the woods, both striking Agent Hampton. The investigation showed that the suspect used a high-powered rifle from a prone position based on the entrance wounds. Agent Hampton died at the scene.
Two suspects were initially arrested for the murder, but they were released.
Agent Hampton was a United States Army WWI veteran. He had recently been deputized as a revenue agent to assist in raids on illegal liquor operations. For the previous ten years, he had served as Chief of Police for the Marianna Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
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.
Federal Prohibition Agent Hampton gave the United States Department of the Treasury 10 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Federal Prohibition Agent Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr 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 DC, 754 of 1,419 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, 20 of 37 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 54.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr's cause is highlighted.
How Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr Compares
Offender Outcome
Not Apprehended
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr is highlighted in Sep.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Henry Alfred Hampton, Sr was killed by rifle.
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