Dallas Police Department, Texas
End of Watch Friday, June 23, 1972
Add to My HeroesHoward Kenton Hicks
Officer Howard Hicks succumbed to gunshot wounds received four years earlier when he stopped a man for DUI.
He was off duty when he observed the suspected DUI driver South Central Expressway and Overton Road. When the man stopped in a parking lot, in the 3200 block of Southern Oaks Boulevard, Officer Hicks approached him, showed his badge, and told the man he was under arrest. The man pulled out a gun and shot Officer Hicks in the neck, causing paralysis. Officer Hicks remained a quadriplegic until his death four years later.
Officer Hicks was able to identify the shooter, and he was sentenced to 25 years for assault to murder a police officer.
Officer Hicks was a U.S Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year. He was survived by his wife.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 1 year
- Badge 2374
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Incident Date Friday, October 18, 1968
- Weapon Gun; Unknown type
- Offender Sentenced to 25 years
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View all 13 ReflectionsStill miss you Kenny... I loved all my boy cousins, even though y'all teased me mercilessly. So much tragedy in the family. Your parents and sister Jackie killed in a car accident left you and your brother Dan all alone. When you died too it was just surreal. Rest in peace ...
Glenna Preston
Cousin, family
April 5, 2023
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