Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson
Panola County Sheriff\’s Office, Texas
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Tuesday, December 31, 2019
Panola County, Texas
–Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, age 28, was shot and killed while making a traffic stop on FM 10 near FM 2260 in Gary City at 2:00 am.
During the stop the driver suddenly exited the vehicle and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle, shooting Deputy Dickerson six times. Nearby residents who heard the gunshots found Deputy Dickerson in the roadway. He was transported to a local hospital where he died a short
time later.
The subject who shot him fled to Shreveport, Louisiana, where he was apprehended by a police canine after being involved in a vehicle crash. He remains in custody awaiting extradition on capital murder charges.
Deputy Dickerson was a U.S. Army veteran. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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