Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Andrew Hickerson succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained two days earlier when he went to a local lounge at the intersection of Pine Street and Dr. Carver Street with a deputy sheriff to arrest a man on a warrant. The suspect resisted arrest, drew a revolver, and shot Patrolman Hickerson twice in the face and once in the chest. Patrolman Hickerson was transported to a local hospital where he died two days later. The suspect was charged with first-degree murder. On October 23, 1967, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to prison. In 1975 his request for a retrial was denied. Patrolman Hickerson was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Ville Platte Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Hickerson gave the Ville Platte Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ville Platte community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Andrew Hickerson, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Andrew Hickerson, Sr. 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Hickerson, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Hickerson, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Convicted of manslaughter
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Hickerson, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Andrew Hickerson, Sr. was killed by handgun; revolver.