| Detective J. Foster King
Tuscaloosa Police Department
Alabama
End of Watch: Saturday, May 10, 1952 Biographical Info
Age: 68
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 Detective King and Officer Homer Hubbard 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
Detective King was survived by his wife. Related Line of Duty Deaths | 
