HUBERT WEBB

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 28-W: 11
Department: Sullivan County, Tennessee, S.O.
End of Watch: April 13, 1925
Cause: SHOT
Age: 25
Years of Service: Unk
Description: Deputy Webb and Kingsport Police Officer John Smith were shot while by a suspect while attempting to serve a warrant for first degree murder. The suspect was wanted for the murder of Deputy Murdoch McIntosh. Deputy Webb was shot in the head and neck with a .38 caliber handgun. Officer Smith was shot in the chest. Both lawmen died at the scene. A third officer, George Frazier, was also shot but survived. The suspect was convicted of first degree murder.
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