On the afternoon of Thursday, March 2nd, 2023, 33-year-old Sheriff's Deputy Ahssahn Hacker tragically passed away while participating in defensive tactics training at the Southwestern Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in Evansville. During the training session, Deputy Hacker suddenly fell ill and was quickly rushed to Deaconess Midtown Hospital by the Evansville Police Department. Despite the valiant lifesaving efforts of the hospital staff, Deputy Hacker never regained consciousness.
Deputy Hacker had joined the Sheriff's Office in December of 2022 and was in the process of completing his tier one basic training. He is survived by his wife and three young children.
The day after the coroner's office identified the cause of Deputy Hacker's training death as "exertional sickling" related to sickle cell trait. Sheriff Noah Robinson announced that his office would implement new protocols to identify and protect recruits who are at risk of developing the condition.
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