Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb and Patrolman John Smith, of the Kingsport Police Department, were shot and killed as they and another officer attempted to arrest a fugitive. The officers were involved in a running gun battle with the man along the banks of the Holston River just below the Old Kingsport underpass. The suspect, 18, was wanted for murdering Deputy Sheriff Murdock McIntosh, of the Greene County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department, on December 24th, 1924. As the officers approached, the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding both officers and a civilian who was with the officers. The suspect was apprehended and and died on March 9, 1958, while serving time in a penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi. Deputy Webb is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Webb served with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Blountville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Webb.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb 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 TN, 498 of 769 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 64.8% of this state's fallen. That is 10.6 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept., 6 of 12 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hubert Webb's cause is highlighted.
How Hubert Webb Compares
Offender Outcome
Died in prison
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Hubert Webb is highlighted in Apr.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Hubert Webb was killed by gun; unknown type.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
11 officers from Sullivan County Sheriff's Dept. are honored on badge.nw.
