Agent Edward John Hockom

Edward John Hockom

Agent Hockom was shot and killed after stopping a vehicle which matched the description of a vehicle leaving the scene of an armed robbery ten minutes earlier. After stopping the vehicle Agent Hockom was shot by the suspect with a handgun. The suspect was later arrested after a long vehicle pursuit and charged with murder and three other robberies committed in the hour prior to the shooting.

Agent Hockom was survived by his wife and two sons.