Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Louis D. Hicks Jr.
Age : 54
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 10/02/2021
Location : 1200 block Castle Point Court
City : Conyers
County : Rockdale
State : Georgia
Agency : Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/02/2021, law enforcement executed a weapons search warrant at a residence in Conyers after identifying Louis Hicks as a person of interest in a prior shooting that left two people wounded. Officers escalated a tactical response and a SWAT team breached the residence after several hours. Hicks was found inside deceased from a gunshot wound. Authorities did not confirm whether the wound was self inflicted, but reporting indicates the death occurred during the police operation following his flight from the earlier shooting scene.
