Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Police Officer Hezekiah Little was accidentally shot and killed by another officer as they attempted to arrest a soldier along the Seaview Beach Amusement Park boardwalk at approximately 8:45 pm.
The soldier began to struggle with Officer Little and disarmed him. As the two continued to struggle the other officer fired two shots at the soldier, but struck Officer Little in the head, killing him. The soldier was arrested and charged with malicious assault and the officer who shot Officer Little was charged with manslaughter. Charges against the subject and the other officer were eventually dropped.
Officer Little had been appointed a special police officer for Princess Anne County to serve at Seaview Beach only five weeks earlier. Seaview Beach closed when segregation ended and is now part of the Virginia Beach beachfront.
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, parents, and 10 siblings. He was buried in Seatack Cemetery.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, parents, and 10 siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Police Officer Little served with the Princess Anne County.
Thank you for your service to the Virginia Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Police Officer Little.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Police Officer Hezekiah Little, Jr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Princess Anne County, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hezekiah Little, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Hezekiah Little, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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