Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Young Hobson was shot and killed while attempting to question an armed subject in a liquor store at 1330 South Halsted Street. Detective Hobson observed a man with a handgun in his waistband and approached the man and began to question him. The man drew the weapon and fired several shots, striking Detective Hobson and fatally wounding him. The subject was arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to 20 to 40 years. He was paroled in 1983. One year later, he was returned to prison when he was caught with a sawed-off shotgun and a submachine gun after wrecking his car. He was released again on April 4th, 1987. One week later, he was arrested after he robbed a restaurant. He was convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to 60 years in prison. He was paroled in 2017 but was apprehended for robbing a bank in 2018. He was sentenced to life in prison in January 2022. Detective Hobson earned his promotion to Detective as a rookie in 1957 when he chased down and apprehended the killer of Detective Barney Halperin, who was killed on December 20, 1957. Detective Hobson exchanged gunfire with Halperin’s killer and fatally wounded Detective Halperin’s killer. Detective Hobson was a United States Air Force Military Police veteran and had served with the Chicago Police Department for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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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.
Detective Hobson gave the Chicago Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chicago community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Young Clifton Hobson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Detective Young Clifton Hobson 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 IL, 842 of 1,318 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63.9% of this state's fallen. That is 9.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Chicago Police Department, 396 of 571 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Young Clifton Hobson's cause is highlighted.
How Young Clifton Hobson Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 40 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Young Clifton Hobson is highlighted in May.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Young Clifton Hobson was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
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