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Special Agent Harry Hampton Elliott | United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government
United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

Special Agent

Harry Hampton Elliott

United States Department of Justice - Bureau of Prohibition, U.S. Government

End of Watch: Thursday, June 22, 1933

Biographical Info

Age: 35
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: June 22, 1933
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Committed suicide

Special Agent Harry Elliott was shot and killed near Oskaloosa, Iowa, after he and another agent stopped a man suspected of transporting liquor.

The man had been convicted of bootlegging twice before. As Special Agent Elliott looked into the back of the car the subject exited the vehicle and opened fire, striking him in the back and neck. Special Agent Elliott's partner was shot five times but none of the wounds were considered serious.

The man who murdered him committed suicide when a posse cornered him in a hay field the following day.