Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb, Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb

Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Monday, April 13, 1925

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Hubert Webb

Deputy Sheriff Hubert Webb and Patrolman John Smith, of the Kingsport Police Department, were shot and killed as they and another officer attempted to arrest a fugitive.

The officers were involved in a running gun battle with the man along the banks of the Holston River just below the Old Kingsport underpass.

The suspect, 18, was wanted for murdering Deputy Sheriff Murdock McIntosh, of the Greene County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department, on December 24th, 1924.

As the officers approached, the suspect opened fire, fatally wounding both officers and a civilian who was with the officers. The suspect was apprehended and and died on March 9, 1958, while serving time in a penitentiary in Parchman, Mississippi.

Deputy Webb is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Kingsport, Tennessee.

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Age 25
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Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Died in prison

warrant service, murder suspect

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Deputy Sheriff Webb,
On today, the 100th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just as a Law Enforcement Officer but also when you served with the U.S. Army during World War I.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

April 13, 2025