Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain James Hall was shot and killed while attempting to arrest two burglary suspects in the parking lot of the Manor Country Club, located near Great Oak Road and Carrolton Road, at 10:40 pm. The Country Club drink machines had been broken into, and a house nearby had been robbed. Items stolen from the home were found near Captain Hall's body in the country club's parking lot. His service weapon had not been fired. Captain Hall was transported to Montgomery General Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries three days later. The suspects were never apprehended, and his murder remained an unsolved case. On the 50th Anniversary of Captain Hall's death, two Cold Case Unit Detectives decided to reopen the case. Their investigation led to one subject who had changed his last name and moved to New York a couple of years after Captain Hall's death. On September 1, 2022, the Cold Case Unit Detectives interviewed the subject who confessed to shooting Captain Hall. The subject has been arrested and has waived his extradition to Maryland. Captain Hall had served with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, and four grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Hall gave the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rockville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Hall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain James T. 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 MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James T. Hall's cause is highlighted.
How James T. Hall Compares
Offender Outcome
In custody after 50 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. James T. Hall is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. James T. Hall was killed by handgun; .22 caliber.