Tag: killed in the line of duty

Retired Alabama Deputy Killed in Shooting Recalled Fondly

CAMDEN, ALA.—Madison “Skip” Nicholson retired from his job as a deputy with the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Department a couple years ago, but he never really left. He was still around the office many days, partly because he was serving as a constable and serving legal documents in the rural west Alabama county. Nicholson, 78, was…


Deadly FBI Shootout One of the ‘Worst Days’ in Bureau’s History, Says Former Agent

Two FBI agents were killed early Tuesday morning and three other agents were wounded as they tried to serve a search warrant at a Florida home, in one of the bureau’s deadliest episodes in decades. FBI Special Agent Daniel Alfin and Special Agent Laura Schwartzenberger were killed in the line of duty while executing a federal…