United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Government
End of Watch Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Add to My HeroesSamuel Steele Hicks
Special Agent Samuel Hicks was shot and killed while serving a narcotics search warrant at a home in Indiana Township, Pennsylvania.
As Agent Hicks and other agents took the male subject into custody, the man's wife fired a shot blindly from the bedroom, fatally wounding Agent Hicks.
In January 2011 the female subject pled guilty to manslaughter and weapons charges and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Agent Hicks had served with the FBI for 18 months and had previously served with the Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department for two years.
He is survived by his wife and 2-year-old son.
Bio
- Age 33
- Tour 3 years, 6 months
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Location Pennsylvania
- Weapon Handgun; .38 caliber
- Offender Sentenced to 15 years
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