Modoc County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 111
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: October 19, 2016
Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type
Suspect Info: Life in prison
Deputy Sheriff Jack Hopkins was shot and killed while responding to a disturbance call near the intersection of County Road 115 and County Road 170 at approximately 10:30 am.
Other responding officers took the subject into custody approximately 30 minutes later.
The subject was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Deputy Hopkins had served with the Modoc County Sheriff's Office for approximately one year and had previously served with the Alturas Police Department. He was survived by his sister. niece, and nephew.