FBI Agent Killed By Drug Suspect’s Wife

November 20. 2008

FBI agent Samuel Hicks

In a very bizarre story, a drug suspect’s wife, Christina Korbe, 40, killed an FBI agent, Samuel Hicks, 33, as he attempted to execute a warrant at her Pittsburgh residence.

The FBI sought to arrest her husband, Robert Korbe, on cocaine charges, though according to the AP, he reportedly was not named in the indictment.

Robert Korbe

The initial reports yesterday stated the agent was killed during a home invasion. This was published due to the allegation the drug suspect’s wife was at home with her young children and thought someone, Hicks, was trying to break into their property.

She reportedly called 911 to report an intruder and fired one shot hitting Hicks, who later died at the hospital. Christina Korbe was arrested and denied bail regarding the shooting.

The FBI states they did announce themselves, Korbe contends she did not hear them during the early morning round up. According to a news report, Hicks was wearing a bullet proof vest. No information was released regarding where the bullet struck that caused the fatality.

Many FBI agents have served warrants on white collar and violent criminals in business suits, with little protective gear, which is not the best practice. It is usually SWAT that is dressed in full protective gear (head gear included).

People in the drug trade can be very violent, vicious and irrational, suffering from paranoia and rage, due to the competitive and barbaric nature of the narcotics industry.

FBI arrested Bear Stearns employees a few months ago in business suits:

FBI agents are required to carry a weapon at all times (while on duty). I have seen FBI agents on duty walking around without their guns. Not to encourage violence, but it’s not a good idea, as everyone is not your friend.

In closing, what did this man really die for. It was a senseless tragedy compounded by the fact he leaves a wife and small child behind.

No Bail For Woman Accused Of Killing Agent

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 20, 2008 - Christina Korbe covers her face as she is taken from the Allegheny County Police headquarters in Pittsburgh Nov. 19, 2008.

FBI agent Samuel Hicks, 33, was shot and killed while serving a warrant associated with a drug distribution ring. One suspect is in custody. Hicks is survived by his wife and his three-year-old son.

(CBS/AP) A judge denied bail on Thursday for a woman accused of killing an FBI agent during a drug raid that led to her husband's arrest on cocaine-dealing charges.

Christina Korbe, 40, was arraigned early Thursday on a homicide charge in the shooting death of Special Agent Sam Hicks on Wednesday.

Korbe told investigators she thought her home was being burglarized and that she was shooting at an intruder.

Hicks and other law enforcement officers went to Korbe's home to serve a warrant on her husband, Robert, as part of a drug sweep.

Christina Korbe called 911 during the raid and said her house was being robbed and that she had fired at a burglar. She was arrested while still on the phone with an emergency dispatcher.

She later told investigators that she never heard police announce themselves, according to a criminal complaint.

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Drug suspect's wife charged in death of FBI agent

...Police surrounded the house and announced themselves saying, "This is Pittsburgh police. We have a warrant for your arrest," according to an affidavit obtained by WTAE.

The affidavit indicated that Hicks, who was wearing a bullet-proof vest, looked inside the house and saw a man running. At that point, authorities said the homeowner, Robert Korbe, 39, went to the basement of the house to flush cocaine down the sink, WTAE reported.

According to the affidavit, Christine Korbe said she got a gun and fired one shot, thinking it was a burglar coming in and not federal agents.

The gunshot struck Hicks and agents and officers pulled him out of the house and started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He died at an area hospital, WTAE reported.

Christina Korbe stated that she never heard police announce themselves, but Robert Korbe told police he knew full well it was police and not burglars at the door, according to the affidavit, WTAE reported.

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