David Dickey

How they died

Deadly force

Deputy Dustin Hensley was sent to David Dickey's about 10 p.m. for a shots-fired call. When Hensley arrived, he found Dickey at home and talked to him at his front door. Dickey told Hensley he had been shooting deer that had gotten into his potato patch. Hensley told him to stop shooting because of the time of night and for the safety of his neighbors. Dickey allegedly said, "I might just kill you." Dickey then reportedly pointed a 9 mm handgun at Hensley, who then fired his weapon as he retreated. Police said Hensley ran to an off-duty deputy's home, and the two of them went back to Dickey's house, where they found Dickey still conscious. Dickey was flown by LifeStar air ambulance to the University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, where he later died.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that David Dickey, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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