Hilliard Hall
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Deputy Constable

Hilliard Hall

Felonious
End of Watch January 1, 1940
Age 20
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Constable Hilliard Hall was shot and killed while assisting the newly elected constable serve a warrant on two subjects in a home near Franklin Spur, north of Knoxville, Mississippi. The constable was serving his first day in office and had sworn out warrants for both subjects due to recent thefts in the area. He deputized his brother and Deputy Constable Hall to assist with serving the warrants. The officers went to the home where they believed the suspects were staying. Deputy Constable Hall waited outside as the constable went inside to search for the man. As he waited, the suspect's accomplice approached and shot Deputy Constable Hall in the back, fatally wounding him. The suspect was shot and killed in a gun battle with a posse near Hermanville two days later.

Survivors

Deputy Constable Hall was survived by his elderly parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Constable Hall served with the Franklin County Constable's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Meadville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Constable Hall.

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

Agency

Location Meadville, MS
Platform Identity fcco.franklin.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 1, 1940
Tour of Duty
Age 20
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Shot and killed

Deputy Constable Hilliard Hall is one of 17,620 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,509 officers honored here.

In MS, 242 of 349 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.3% of this state's fallen. That is 15.1 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Franklin County Constable's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Felonious
MS — Statewide
242
of 349 officers
69.3% Felonious
Nationwide
17,620
of 32,509 officers
54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hilliard Hall's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,620 (54.2%)
Accident
10,093 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Hilliard Hall Compares

Age at End of Watch
20
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years
Years of Service
0
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 8.5 years

Offender Outcome

Shot and killed

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hilliard Hall is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,516
Sep
1,553
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hilliard Hall was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type
5,083
Handgun
2,077
Shotgun
922
Officer's handgun
909
Automobile; Alcohol involved
529
Rifle
518

Incident Location