Deputy Sheriff Gerald Monroe ’Bubba’ Gibson was killed during a lengthy standoff in Treadway, Tennessee on July 13, 2000. Gibson, a 53-year-old white male and 15-year veteran of the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department who also served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam, was preparing to deploy a tear gas canister about 40 feet from a suspect’s home after a police canine had tracked the man from a local business. At that moment the suspect fired a single .30-30 rifle shot that struck Deputy Gibson in the head, killing him.

The standoff continued for roughly six more hours before the suspect was caught while attempting to flee the residence. The man was charged with murder in connection with the shooting and later pleaded guilty, receiving a life sentence. Deputy Gibson is survived by his wife and two grown daughters.

Does anyone have memories of Deputy Gibson’s service or additional details about the response that day?