Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dwight Hall was shot and killed after he responded to a call of a suspicious person. After closing hours, the subject was observed sitting in an out-of-state vehicle at the county park on Fort Myers Beach. During questioning, the subject exited his vehicle and began to flee. Deputy Hall was fatally shot with his own pistol after tackling the suspect and becoming involved in a struggle with the offender. Unknown to Deputy Hall, the subject had stolen the vehicle and fled to Florida when police wanted him in Indiana for stabbing a man who caught him stealing a vehicle's radio. The 15-year-old suspect was convicted of Deputy Hall's murder and sentenced to life in prison on June 6, 1979. On June 22, 1990, he escaped from prison. Two days later, he stabbed a woman to death in Tallahassee and stole her car. He was captured later that day after crashing the vehicle. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on March 15, 1991. He was killed by lethal injection on February 23, 2022. Deputy Hall was 31 years old and had been with the Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hall gave the Lee County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Myers 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 Dwight Lynn 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 FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Lee County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 10 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dwight Lynn Hall's cause is highlighted.
How Dwight Lynn Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
stolen vehicle
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Dwight Lynn Hall is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Dwight Lynn Hall was killed by officer's handgun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
9 officers from Lee County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
