Deputy Sheriff Bud Hicks

Photo of Deputy Sheriff Bud Hicks
End of Watch: Sun, Dec 3rd, 1939
Date of Incident: Sun, Dec 3rd, 1939
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Intentional)
Service Time: Not Known
Age: 40

Survivors

His wife and seven children

Incident

Deputy Hicks was shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man wanted for running moonshine. Deputy Hicks and the suspect were killed during a shootout as the two struggled. Both men were fatally wounded.

Deputy Hicks was survived by his wife and seven children.

Information obtained from the Officer Down Memorial Page.

Agency

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149 South Central Avenue
Prestonsburg, Kentucky 41653
(606) 886-6171

Tributes

There is 1 tribute for Deputy Sheriff Bud Hicks.

Deputy Sheriff Bud Hicks
Left on Thursday, August 17th, 2017

RIP Hero