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Ricky Lee Higgins
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Gender
Male
Age
54 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/28/2014
Location
1521st road and Southwest 1200th road Holden MO 64040 Johnson
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Higgins was released from prison in Dec. 2013 after a 12-year stint. Police came to arrest him at his trailer for violating parole six months later. Higgins, who was armed, escaped through a secret hatch but encountered two officers in the woods. He fired two shots at the officers and they returned fire, killing him. Higgins had often stated he would die in a police shootout before going back to prison.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Missouri State Highway Patrol
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