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On July 20, 1960, Deputy Sheriff Horace C. "Pot" Hall of the Mobile County Sheriff's Office in Alabama was fatally shot while serving commitment papers to a mentally ill individual. During the encounter, the suspect attacked Deputy Hall, seized his service revolver, and shot him. Following a 40-minute gun battle, law enforcement officers used tear gas to force the suspect out of his residence. The 34-year-old assailant was subsequently declared insane and committed to Searcy Mental Hospital in M ...Read More
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Horace Hall
Male
Mobile
AL
1960-07-20
52
Horace
Hall
Yes
11/05/2025
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I find it incredibly sad to think about how Deputy Hall's life was tragically cut short while he was... ...Read More
03/03/2024
03/03/2024
I've been doing some reading on Deputy Hall's case, and something struck me about the difficulty law... ...Read More
11/03/2023
11/03/2023
