U.S. Marine Corps · United States 
Howard Hicks
1972
Howard Kenton Hicks served the U.S. Marine Corps.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Officer Howard Hicks succumbed to gunshot wounds received four years earlier when he stopped a man for DUI. He was off duty when he observed the suspected DUI driver South Central Expressway and Overton Road. When the man stopped in a parking lot, in the 3200 block of Southern Oaks Boulevard, Officer Hicks approached him, showed his badge, and told the man he was under arrest. The man pulled out a gun and shot Officer Hicks in the neck, causing paralysis. Officer Hicks remained a quadriplegic until his death four years later. Officer Hicks was able to identify the shooter, and he was sentenced to 25 years for assault to murder a police officer. Officer Hicks was a U.S Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Dallas Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
Service Record
U.S. Marine Corps
Also Served
Dallas Police Department
Officer
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