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Officer Homer F. Hubbard
Tuscaloosa Police Department
Alabama

End of Watch: Saturday, May 10, 1952

Biographical Info
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: Saturday, May 10, 1952
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Executed in 1954

Officer Hubbard and Detective Foster King were shot and killed while searching for a suspect wanted for shooting another man earlier in the day. Both officers were shot as they approached a shack they believed the suspect was hiding in.

The suspect was convicted of both murders and executed on January 22, 1954

Officer Hubbard was survived by his wife and two children.

Related Line of Duty Deaths
Patch image: Tuscaloosa Police Department, AlabamaDetective J. Foster King
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Saturday, May 10, 1952
Cause of Death: Gunfire

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