Edward Gaston Huckabay

Shreveport Police Dept. — Shreveport, LA

Felonious

End of Watch February 27, 1954

Age 47

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 29

Incident

Chief of Police Edward Huckabay was shot and killed while attempting to retrieve the body of Deputy Sheriff Maurice Miller of the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Department during a standoff at a farmhouse on U.S. Highway 71 in Bossier Parish. Deputy Miller had attempted to serve civil papers to the subject, but the man shot and killed him inside his home. Other officers arrived and tried to negotiate with the subject. At 4:30 p.m., Chief of Police Huckabay and other officers went into the house to retrieve Deputy Miller's body when the subject fired on them. One officer was shot but survived his wound. Chief Huackabay was hit in the neck and died before arriving at the hospital. Other officers on the scene returned fire and killed the suspect. Chief Huckabay had served with the Shreveport Police Department for 17 years and the chief of police for over seven years. He was survived by his wife, son and daughter. His father was a law enforcement officer with Caddo Parish.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Huckabay gave the Shreveport Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Huckabay.

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

Agency

Department Shreveport Police Dept.

Location Shreveport, LA

Platform Identity spd.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 1954

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 47

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Weapon Shotgun

Offender Shot and killed

Chief of Police Edward Gaston Huckabay 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 LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.

At Shreveport Police Dept., 24 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.

Shreveport Police Dept.

of 30 officers

80% Felonious

LA — Statewide

364

of 595 officers

61.2% Felonious

Nationwide

17,623

of 32,508 officers

54.2% Felonious