Thomas Hicks Jr.

Deadly force

Thomas Hicks' ex-girlfriend had obtained an emergency protective order against Hicks in Lincoln County District Court. She called Stillwater police to report that Hicks had called her on the phone and said he was enroute to her residence. She was still on the phone with a Stillwater police dispatcher when she said that Hicks had arrived at the front door of her apartment. He shot at police when they arrived, hitting Officer Randy Hiner in the leg. Hiner, Officer John Kruithof and Sgt. Rodger Wall shot and killed him.