Tuscaloosa Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch Saturday, May 10, 1952
Add to My HeroesHomer F. Hubbard
Officer Hubbard and Detective Foster King were shot and killed while searching for a suspect wanted for shooting another man earlier in the day. Both officers were shot as they approached a shack they believed the suspect was hiding in.
The suspect was convicted of both murders and executed on January 22, 1954
Officer Hubbard was survived by his wife and three daughters.
Bio
- Age 50
- Tour Not available
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Gunfire
- Weapon Shotgun
- Offender Executed in 1954
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