| Deputy Sheriff Bud Hicks Floyd County Sheriff's Department Kentucky End of Watch: Sunday, December 3, 1939 Biographical Info Age: 40 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Sunday, December 3, 1939 Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Hicks was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for running moonshine. Deputy Hicks and the suspect were killed during a shootout as the two struggled. Both men were fatally wounded. Deputy Hicks was survived by his wife and seven children. |