Sheldon S. "Shelley" Nicks

Pasco County Sheriff's Office — New Port Richey, FL

Felonious

End of Watch May 8, 1909

Age 23

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Shelley Nicks was shot and killed as he accompanied his father, the town marshal of Fivay, to serve a warrant. As the marshal attempted to take the suspect into custody, the man produced a handgun.

Seeing the gun, Deputy Nicks immediately jumped in front of his father as the suspect fired a single shot. The shot passed through Deputy Nicks' body, killing him instantly, and struck his father in the shoulder.

Deputy Nicks was survived by his wife and father and is buried in Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, Florida.

Survivors

Deputy Nicks was survived by his wife and father and is buried in Brooksville Cemetery in Brooksville, Florida.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Nicks served with the Pasco County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Port Richey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Nicks.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Pasco County Sheriff's Office

Location New Port Richey, FL

Platform Identity pcso.pasco.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 8, 1909

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Gunfire

Weapon Handgun

Deputy Sheriff Sheldon S. "Shelley" Nicks is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In FL, 539 of 1,008 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53.5% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.

At Pasco County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 6 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Pasco County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

66.7% Felonious

FL — Statewide

539

of 1,008 officers

53.5% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious