George Howard Hall
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Officer

George Howard Hall

Felonious
End of Watch February 23, 1976
Age 24
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer George Hall was shot and killed after he and his partner responded to a call of two men breaking into cars. Upon the officers' arrival, the suspects fled into the woods and Officer Hall gave chase. He apprehended both suspects and as he was handcuffing one of them, the other shot him in the chest with a handgun. The two suspects were later arrested by other officers. Officer Hall's 17 year-old killer was convicted of murder and sentenced to life. He was denied parole in 2008, 2014, and 2021. His next parole hearing is in September 2023. The other suspect was given probation. Officer Hall had been employed with the Metro Nashville Police Department for 18 months. He was survived by his wife and four-month-old child. A few weeks earlier Officer Hall caught a 5-year-old little boy safely in his arms when he was forced to jump out of a widow in his third floor apartment that was on fire.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and four-month-old child.

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You barely got started.
Officer Hall gave the Metro Nashville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Hall.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Platform Identity mnpd.davidson.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1976
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Handgun

The Sacrifice · Felonious

George is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1976, 137 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 30th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

George was 24. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. George had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

February holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.8%.

By month
By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was handgun, in 23.4% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Metro Nashville Police Department has 20 officers remembered here, George among them.

Officer George Howard Hall

Metro Nashville Police Department · End of Watch February 23, 1976

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 41-W

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