Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch Tuesday, August 17, 1976
Add to My HeroesRaymond Earl Hicks
Officer Raymond Hicks was shot and killed by a narcotics suspect. He was shot in the chest as he and four other officers searched a home in Inglewood for drugs. The home owner, 31, was charged with murder and possession of illegal drugs. On February 7, 1977, charges against the suspect were dismissed. The judge said the search warrant was improper.
Officer Hicks was a U.S Army veteran of the Vietnam war and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 12 years.
Bio
- Age 35
- Tour 12 years
- Badge 12035
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Handgun; .357 caliber
- Offender Charges dismissed
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