SAMUEL STEELE HICKS

Order a Wreath

Rank: Special Agent
Panel: 63-E: 26
Department: Federal Bureau of Investigation
End of Watch: November 19, 2008
Cause: Gunfire
Age: 33
Years of Service: 6

Description: Special Agent Hicks was shot and killed while serving a narcotics search warrant at a suspect's home in Indiana Township, Pennsylvania. The owner of the home was thought to be involved in a violent drug ring and was taken into custody in connection with Agent Hicks' shooting. Agent Hicks was part of a region-wide drug bust operation involving the DEA, FBI, and local law enforcement.