Code H. Hall
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Chief of Police

Code H. Hall

Hugoton Police Department — Hugoton, KS
Cardiac
End of Watch August 25, 1976
Age 61
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief Code Hall suffered a fatal heart attack while assisting in a high-speed pursuit of several motorcycles.

Although suffering the heart attack, Chief Hall was able to stop his patrol car without causing injuries to anyone else.

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BO-US-KS-B834DE1A
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Hall served with the Hugoton Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Hugoton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hall.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Hugoton, KS
Platform Identity hpd.stevens.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 25, 1976
Age 61
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Chief of Police Code H. Hall is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In KS, 15 of 335 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.5 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

At Hugoton Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Hugoton Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Cardiac
KS — Statewide
15
of 335 officers
4.5% Cardiac
Nationwide
1,306
of 32,508 officers
4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Code H. Hall's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Code H. Hall Compares

Age at End of Watch
61
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Code H. Hall is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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