Eddy County Sheriff's Office, New Mexico
End of Watch Sunday, April 4, 1943
Add to My HeroesCaleb Thomas Hopkins
Deputy Sheriff Tommie Hopkins was shot and killed while he and two Artesia police officers conducted a routine check of a cafe shortly after midnight.
The officers had just arrested two people and placed them in a patr0ol car when a patron in the cafe approached Deputy Hopkins and opened fire without warning, fatally wounding him. The two police officers returned fire, wounding the suspect. The man was charged with Deputy Hopkins murder.
The man plead guilty to first-degree murder in July 1943 and was sentenced to life in prison.
Deputy Hopkins had served with the Eddy County Sheriff's Office for over six years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, five brothers, and two sisters.
Bio
- Age 44
- Tour 6 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun
- Offender Sentenced to life
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