Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Hicks was shot and killed after being ambushed at a dance at Mansfield Park. He was struck by a shotgun blast fired by a person who was driving by. A deputy, coming to the aid of Sheriff Hicks, shot and killed the suspect as the man tried to run over the deputy. It was later learned that the suspect shot Sheriff Hicks because the sheriff had confiscated a whiskey still from the man several months earlier.
Sheriff Hicks had been with the agency for five years.
Rest in peace Sheriff Hicks.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis November 28th, 2019
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Hicks gave the Bandera County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bandera community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Hicks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Elvious Hicks is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TX, 1,461 of 2,422 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 60.3% of this state's fallen. That is 60.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Bandera County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Elvious Hicks's cause is highlighted.
How Elvious Hicks Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Elvious Hicks is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Elvious Hicks was killed by shotgun.
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