Drug suspect’s wife charged in FBI agent’s death
Robert Korbe, right, is led to the Allegheny County Police headquarters in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. Korbe is in federal custody in connection with the shooting of FBI Special Agent Samuel Hicks, who was taking part in a drug-ring roundup, and was shot early Wednesday in Indiana Township, a suburban middle class community about 10 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
GLENSHAW, Pa. (AP) — An FBI agent trying to arrest a cocaine-dealing suspect at a home near Pittsburgh was killed Wednesday by the man’s wife, who might have thought she was shooting an intruder, authorities said.
Agent Samuel Hicks was shot about 6 a.m. in the middle-class community of Indiana Township. The 33-year-old was taking part in a drug-ring roundup at the home of Robert Korbe, who was taken into custody on the drug charge.
Christina Korbe, 40, was charged with homicide. Her attorney, Sumner Parker, said his client was with her 10-year-old daughter and 5-year-old son when agents arrived and might have feared for their safety.
Korbe ‘‘ultimately called 911 to get local police to her house based on what she thought was happening,’’ said Parker, adding that he is representing his client on state charges.
According to the criminal complaint for Christina Korbe, law enforcers arrived shortly after 6 a.m., announced themselves as police and saw a
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