OFFICER DOWN: Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson, Shot and Killed During a Traffic Stop

Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson

Panola County Sheriff\’s Office, Texas

End of Watch

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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