High-speed chase ends in fatal trooper-Involved shooting in Bullock County, ALEA confirms
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has released details in a high speed chase and trooper-involving shooting.
The incident began shortly after noon on May, 6, 2025 when an Alabama Law Enforcement Agency trooper attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2013 Infinity G37 on Alabama Highway 51 in Bullock County.
“The driver of the Infinity, later identified as Jemmie Earl Hicks Jr., 33, of Midway, refused to stop and a pursuit ensued,” authorities added. The vehicle pursuit eventually came to a stop on Bullock County 106 near Flower Garden Road in Bullock County, where Hicks then exited the vehicle and fled on foot into a wooded area.
The foot pursuit led into a deadly force encounter between Hicks and the ALEA Trooper, state officials added. “Over the course of the incident, Hicks was injured by gunfire and the Trooper immediately rendered first aid.” However, Hicks was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The investigation being conducted by State Bureau of Investigations officials with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency remains ongoing.
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