United States Department of the Treasury - United States Secret Service, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, July 12, 1928
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: July 12, 1928
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Sentenced to life
Operative James Hair was shot and killed by a man who had been harassing him at a shooting gallery. The suspect was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.
Operative Hair had been with the agency for two years and had previously served with the United States Army during World War I. He was survived by his wife and two children. He is buried in Fairmont Mausoleum, Denver, Colorado.