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Deputy Constable

Alfred Hall

Dickenson County Constable's Office — Clintwood, VA

Felonious

End of Watch August 22, 1903

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Constable Alfred Hall was shot and killed while assisting his relative, who was an elected constable, arrest a drunk man who was causing a disturbance.

The constable had deputized Alfred Hall and another man to assist with the arrest near the Virginia - Kentucky border. The drunk man opened fire on the officers, shooting Deputy Constable Hall five times. The suspect's brother also opened fire, wounding the other deputized constable.

Deputy Constable Hall's brother pursued the two men until they escaped into the mountains, and was believed to have wounded one of them. It is not known if they were ever captured.

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

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

Agency

Department Dickenson County Constable's Office

Location Clintwood, VA

Platform Identity dcco.dickenson.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1903

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Gun; Unknown type

Deputy Constable Alfred 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 VA, 395 of 654 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.4% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

Dickenson County Constable's Office

of 1 officers

100% Felonious

VA — Statewide

395

of 654 officers

60.4% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred 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 Alfred Hall Compares

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Hall is highlighted in Aug.

Jan

1,392

Feb

1,295

Mar

1,373

Apr

1,517

May

1,505

Jun

1,443

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. Alfred Hall was killed by gun; unknown type.

Gun; Unknown type

5,083

Handgun

2,077

Shotgun

922

Officer's handgun

909

Automobile; Alcohol involved

530

Rifle

518